Airborne contact dermatitis from unexpected exposure to rosin (colophony): Rosin sources revealed with chemical analyses

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 272-278

  Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a   Gäfvert, Elisabeth ^a   Meding, Birgitta ^a   Stenberg, Berndt ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airborne; Allergic contact dermatitis; Cardboard; Chemical analysis; Colophony; Floor polish; Gas chromatography; High performance liquid chromatography; Linoleum; Occupational; Office workers; Rosin

Indexed keywords

ROSIN;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARM; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EYELID; FACE; FEMALE; FLOUR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOWER LEG; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PATCH TEST; RELAPSE; SKIN ALLERGY; THORAX;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYELIDS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RESINS, PLANT; TARS;

EID: 0030479876     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02387.x     Document Type: Article

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