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Document ID (ISN)45457
CIS number 86-189
ISSN - Serial title 0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis
Year 1985
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Goh C.L.
Title Occupational dermatitis from soldering flux among workers in the electronics industry
Bibliographic information Aug. 1985, Vol.13, No.2, p.85-90. Illus. 7 ref.
Abstract Observations on 26 patients with contact dermatitis from soldering flux who were seen at an occupational dermatology clinic in Singapore. All were exposed to non-rosin organic flux from the same supplier. The sex and race distribution of the cases paralleled the sex and race distribution in the electronics industry, which differs from the distribution for the population as a whole. The dermatitis was subactute in 14 of the 26 patients. In some cases, the dermatitis extended to the forearms. Twenty-two had irritant contact dermatitis from the flux and 4 were allergic to aminoethylethanolamine, a constituent of the flux. One worker was sensitive to acetic acid in addition to aminoethylethanolamine. Transfer to other work or the wearing of plastic or rubber gloves produced complete clearing in 13 cases; 11 showed more than 50% improvement, and 2 defaulted on follow-up.
Descriptors (primary) irritants; skin allergies; electronics industry; soldering and brazing; eczema
Descriptors (secondary) aminoethylethanolamine; acetic acid; Singapore
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Skin diseases
Allergies
Electronics industry
Welding and cutting
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment