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ID (ISN) del documento43742
Número CIS 85-738
ISSN - Título de la serie 0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis
Año 1984
Número de serie
Autor(es) Andersen K.E., Hamann K.
Título How sensitizing is chlorocresol? Allergy tests in guinea pigs versus the clinical experience
Información bibliográfica July 1984, Vol.11, No.1, p.11-20. 29 ref.
Resumen The sensitising potential of the biocide chlorocresol, used widely in pharmaceutical products, was judged strong using the guinea pig maximisation test (GPMT) and doubtful in the less sensitive open epicutaneous test. An optimal sensitising concentration above which no further increase in the sensitisation rate occurred was found. Rechallenge after 2 weeks showed a marked decrease in sensitivity. Consecutive human patch tests with 2% chlorocresol showed 11 reactions among 1,462 patients tested, but none were explainable and reproducible during re-tests and provocative tests indicating that the GPMT overestimated the sensitisation potential.
Descriptores (primarios) dermatitis de sensibilización; tests de alergia; biocidas; clorocresol
Descriptores (secundarios) eczema; industria farmacéutica; investigaciones sobre el hombre; investigaciones en el animal
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Alcohols
Skin diseases
Phenols and phenolic compounds