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Document ID (ISN)34053
CIS number 80-1369
ISSN - Serial title 0343-2432 - Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt
Year 1979
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Tennstedt D., Cromphaut P., Dooms-Goossens A., Lachapelle J.M.
Title Dermatoses of the neck affecting violin and viola players ("fiddler's neck" and contact dermatitis).
Bibliographic information 1979, Vol.27, No.6, p.165-169. Illus. 10 ref.
Abstract Two cases of skin lesions of the neck in violinists, in the angle under the left side of the jaw where the violin leans against the skin, are reported. One was a case of contact dermatitis due to the nickel part of the chin rest; in the other a cyst had formed in an area of lichenification and hyperplasia. Local lichenification on the left side of the neck is the chief symptom of the condition. Other skin manifestations appear in this area.
Descriptors (primary) occupational stigmata; musicians; dermatitis
Descriptors (secondary) case study; histopathology; keratosis; lichen
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Entertainment services and sports
Skin diseases