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- Title
Skin symptoms among workers in a spice factory.
- Authors
Mlding, Birgitta
- Abstract
Workers in a Swedish spice factory (n= 70). and m the office (n = 23) of the same company, were investigated by questionnaire regarding skin symptoms. In a 2nd part of the study, subjects reporting skin symptoms were examined and investigated by patch and prick testing. Skin symptoms were reported by the factory workers. Pruritus and skin irritation, particularly from cinnamon powder, were common. Patch test reactions to cinnamic aldehyde were round in II :25 factory workers but in several cases, the nature of the reactions was difficult to evaluate. Irritant patch test reactions were seen from powders of cardamom, paprika and white pepper. On prick testing. 6/25 workers reacted In cinnamic aldehyde. The results illustrate the difficulties of patch testing with spices and indicate the need for further research and validation o1' methods.
- Subjects
SKIN diseases; SPICES; ALLERGIES; SKIN inflammation; CONTACT dermatitis; URTICARIA; DERMATOLOGY
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 1993, Vol 29, Issue 4, p202
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0536.1993.tb03538.x