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- Title
Occupational airborne contact dermatitis due to ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
- Authors
Tosti, A.; Rapacchiale, S.; Piraccini, B. M.; Peluso, A. M.
- Abstract
The article focuses on a case report related to occupational airborne contact dermatitis due to ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate is an acrylic resin monomer used in dentistry, its polymer being a constituent of provisional and final dental prostheses. A 49 year old female dental assistant had a long history of recurrent eczema on her hands, forearms, upper eyelids and perioral area. She had been working in a dental surgery for 20 years and her skin lesions improved when she was away from work. Airborne contact dermatitis from acrylates has only occasionally been reported. The diagnosis of airborne contact dermatitis in the patient was strongly suggested by the symmetrical involvement of upper eyelids and perioral area.
- Subjects
AIRBORNE infection; CONTACT dermatitis; ACRYLATES; SKIN inflammation; ECZEMA; PRECANCEROUS conditions; HAND; EYELIDS
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 1991, Vol 24, Issue 2, p152
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0536.1991.tb01683.x