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- Title
Frequency, spectrum and occupational relevance of type IV allergies to rubber chemicals.
- Authors
Von Hintzenstern, J.; Heese, A.; Koch, H. U.; Peters, K.-P.; Hornstein, O.P.
- Abstract
3851 consecutive patients patch tested between January 1985 and March 1990 have been analyzed for rubber allergies. The incidence of rubber allergy was 3.8% (n = 1451 In 80; 145 patients (55%). the source or rubber sensitization was occupational. 67 of whom (84%) had acquired allergy from wearing rubber gloves al work. Most or them (36%) were employed in the health services. The most commonly positive rubber-mix in this group was thiuram-mix (72%) followed by carba-mix (25%). 13:80 patients (16%) had occupational rubber allergy from industrial rubber products other than gloves. Patch tests revealed thiuram-mix (62%) as the most commonly positive rubber-mix bat. in contrast to the group with glove-induced rubber allergy. black-rubber-mix came second (38%). In 47/145 patients (32%). the source of rubber sensitization was non-occupational: in 18/145 (13%) the origin remained unknown.
- Subjects
CONTACT dermatitis; RUBBER chemicals; GLOVES; OCCUPATIONAL dermatitis; ALLERGIES; RUBBER goods
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 1991, Vol 24, Issue 4, p244
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0536.1991.tb01717.x