| Document ID (ISN) | 55866 |
| CIS number |
91-917 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sharma V.K., Kaur S. |
| Title |
Contact sensitization by pesticides in farmers |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1990, Vol.23, No.2, p.77-80. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
30 farmers with contact dermatitis and 20 controls were patch tested with a series of locally used pesticides. Allergic reactions to one or more pesticides were seen in 11 patients but none of the controls. Carbamates (maneb, carbofuran, carbaryl) were the most frequent sensitisers (7 patients), followed by organophosphorus compounds like: malathion and oxydemton methyl (4 patients); 2,4-dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid and fenvalerate (3 patients each); streptocycline (2 patients). Irritant reactions to captaf were seen in 4 patients, thiobencarb weedicide in 3, and organophosphorus compounds in 3. Pesticides should be patch tested in all farmers with contact dermatitis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
agricultural chemicals; agriculture; eczema; sensitization dermatitis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
India; comparative study; occupational hygiene; captan; dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; maneb; organophosphorus compounds; streptocycline; carbofuran; Saturn; fenvalerate; carbamates; pesticides; insecticides; fungicides; skin allergies; skin tests; developing countries; carbaryl; malathion; herbicides |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Agriculture
Agricultural chemicals
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