An epidemic of occupational contact dermatitis from an immersion oil for microscopy in laboratory personnel

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-83

  Le Coz, Christophe J ^a,h   Coninx, Dagmar ^b   Van Rengen, Annik ^b   El Aboubi, Suzane ^a   Ducombs, Georges ^c   Benz, Marie Hélène ^d   Boursier, Sylvie ^e   Avenel Audran, Martine ^f   Verret, Jean Luc ^f   Erikstam, Ulrika ^g   Bruze, Magnus ^g   Goossens, An ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Ctr Hospitalier General   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^f ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A; Epoxy resin; Immersion oil for microscopy; Laboratory technicians; Occupational

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN; OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRANCE; HAND; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; SAFETY; SKIN PROTECTION;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EPOXY RESINS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OILS; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0032943069     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb05995.x     Document Type: Article

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