| Document ID (ISN) | 78723 |
| CIS number |
02-822 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jia X., Xiao P., Shen G., Wang X., Jin T., Nordberg G. |
| Title |
Adverse effects of gasoline on the skin of exposed workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2002, Vol.46, No.1, p.44-47. 27 ref. |
| Abstract |
Gasoline is widely used as a cleaning solvent in industry. Its effects on the skin were studied in 52 exposed workers and 52 control subjects in the clothing industry (all women). Information about general conditions, history of dermatosis and changes in skin after exposure to gasoline was obtained through interviews. Ceramide, fatty acid and cholesterol collected on the last working day before the weekend from the backs of the hands were analysed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography. The results showed that prevalences of hyperkeratosis, dryness, onychosis and dermatitis were clearly higher in exposed workers than in the control group, prevalence ratios being 3.33, 3.00, 11.25 and 5.00, respectively. Fissures and onychorrhexis were the common symptoms in exposed workers. The stratum corneum lipid levels of ceramide, fatty acid and cholesterol were significantly lower in the exposed group than in the control group. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
symptoms; skin diseases; degreasing; women; clothing industry; motor fuel |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
fissural dermatitis; fatty acids; cholesterol; dermatitis; thin-layer chromatography; case-control study; skin tests; skin microtrauma; hyperkeratosis |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | China; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Clothing and finished textile products industry
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