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- Title
Persistent periorbital allergic contact dermatitis in a dental technician caused by airborne thiuram exposure.
- Authors
Schwensen, Jakob F.; Menné, Torkil; Johansen, Jeanne D.; Thyssen, Jacob P.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of 48 year old non-atopic women, suffering from hand eczema and periorbital dermatitis. The article reports that a patch test was performed on patient and found that contact dermatitis was due to air borne thiuram exposure from latex gloves used in the occupation. The patient was advised to use accelerator free nitrile gloves after which she had not reported any complaint of hand eczema and periorbital dermatitis.
- Subjects
SKIN inflammation; HAND dermatoses; LATEX gloves; OCCUPATIONAL dermatitis
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 2015, Vol 73, Issue 5, p321
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cod.12443