| Document ID (ISN) | 66897 |
| CIS number |
96-866 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Congé-Salazar L., Guimaraens D., Villegas C., Romero A., Gonzalez M.A. |
| Title |
Occupational allergic contact dermatitis in construction workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1995, Vol.33, No.4, p.226-230. Illus. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
The patch test results of 449 construction workers who came as patients to the Occupational Dermatology Service of the Instituto Nacional de Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo in Madrid between 1989 and 1993 are reported. Of these, 90.8% were patch tested because they had cutaneous lesions or a clinical history suggestive of occupational dermatitis. Of those patch tested 65.5% (268) showed one or more reactions connected with their work. Chromate at 41.1% was the main allergen, followed by cobalt: 20.5%, nickel: 10%, and epoxy resin: 7.5%. 25.9% (106) of patients showed sensitization to rubber components, the majority at 23.7% to thiuram mix, with TETD being the main allergen. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational pathology; construction industry; dermatitis; skin allergies |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
allergens; sensitization dermatitis; Spain; eczema; sensitization; allergy tests; skin tests; frequency rates; allergic reactivity; sensitizers |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Allergies
Skin diseases
|
