Airborne contact dermatitis from methylchloroisothiazolinone in wall paint. Abolition of symptoms by chemical allergen inactivation

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 196-201

  Bohn, Susanna ^a   Niederer, Markus ^b   Brehm, Klaus ^c   Bircher, Andreas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonales Laboratorium Basel Stadt   (Switzerland)

^c Private Dermatology Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airborne contact dermatitis; Chemical allergen inactivation; Kathon ; Methylchloroisothiazolinone; Methylisothiazolinone; Mucosal symptoms; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE; PAINT; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAINT; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SULFATES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0034062401     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2000.042004196.x     Document Type: Article

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