Latent (subclinical) contact dermatitis evolving into occupational allergic contact dermatitis from extremely small amounts of epoxy resin

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-49

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a   Jolanki, Riitta ^a   Estlander, Tuula ^a   Alanko, Kristiina ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; BIS GMA; Cleaner; Epoxy diacrylate; Epoxy resin; Glass fiber; Latent; Low concentration; Occupational; Subclinical

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN; HAPTEN; NICKEL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; RASH; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; EPOXY RESINS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0034125827     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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