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As the largest organ of the body, the skin performs multiple critical functions, such as serving as the primary barrier to the external environment. For this reason, the skin is often exposed to potentially hazardous agents, including chemicals, which ...
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, 2013 For investigation of chemical exposure in allergic individuals, spot tests are invaluable. A reagent may react with a specific compound to give a specific typical colour, and thus indicate the presence of the specific substance.
Bruze, Magnus, +9 more
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Contact Dermatitis, EarlyView.Finn Chamber AQUA (FCA) detects significantly higher contact allergy prevalences to linalool hydroperoxides (7.0% vs. 5.1% FC) and limonene hydroperoxides (7.8% vs. 3.0% FC, 3.8% IQ) than Finn Chamber (FC) or IQ Ultra (IQ) in 629 dermatitis patients; chamber choice is therefore crucial for diagnostics.
Henrik Luu +4 more
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, 2007 Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-127).The fish-parasitizing nematode Anisakis pegreffii induces gastrointestinal disease and allergy when ingested by humans, and can cause occupational allergy in seafood processing workers.
Nieuwenhuizen, Natalie
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Contact urticaria to giraffe hair [PDF]
, 2005 Background: Immediate-type hypersensitivity to animal proteins is a common problem in people occupationally exposed to animals. Methods: A 19-year-old female working as a voluntary zookeeper in her off-time suffered from hives on her forearms following ...
Placzek, M. +3 more
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Contact Dermatitis, EarlyView.This study identified multiple areas for improvement in the regulatory risk assessment process. Conclusions based on predictive sensitization data should be made with caution, read‐across data from known sensitizers should be utilized, and epidemiological and patient threshold data should be prioritized in decision‐making.
Mathias Krogh Pedersen +7 more
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Occupational hand dermatitis among health care workers
, 2005 Hand dermatitis (HD) represents one of the most common manifestations of occupational skin disease among health care workers (HCW). Occupational HD usually has a poor prognosis with considerable socioeconomic impact for the individual and their workplace.
Leggat, Peter A., Smith, Derek R.
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Dermatologica Sinica, 2018 Acrylates are esters of acrylic acid, which are potent sensitizers that can cause occupational allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in dental personnel. More recently, an increasing number of cases of both occupational and non-occupational ACD in beauty ...
Yi-Tsz Lin +4 more
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Occupational allergic contact dermatitis associated with dimethyl fumarate in clothing
, 2009 Recent reports have highlighted the emergence of allergic contact dermatitis to a potent sensitizer, dimethyl fumarate (DMF), which has been used as a fungicide for storage and transport of furniture made in China and imported into the European ...
ZAMBONIN, Carlo +6 more
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