Active sensitization and occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by para-tertiary-butylcatechol

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 96-100

  Estlandlr, Tuula ^a   Kostiainen, Minna ^b   Jolanki, Riitta ^a   Kanerva, Lasse ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active sensitization; Cross reaction; Occupational; Para tertiary butylcatechol; Para tertiary butylphenol; Para tertiary butylphenol formaldehyde resin; Patch testing; Phenol formaldehyde resin; Polyester resin; Styrene

Indexed keywords

4 TERT BUTYLCATECHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ADHESIVES; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATECHOLS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; PHENOLS; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; PLASTICS; RESINS, PLANT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031910461     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05659.x     Document Type: Article

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