Allergic contact dermatitis to synthetic rubber gloves: Changing trends in patch test reactions to accelerators

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1001-1007

  Cao, Lauren Y ^a   Taylor, James S ^b   Sood, Apra ^b   Murray, Debora ^b   Siegel, Paul D ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIPHENYLGUANIDINE; 2 MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; CARBAMIC ACID; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DISULFIRAM; GUANIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYLGUANIDINE; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; INCIDENCE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BENZOTHIAZOLES; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GUANIDINES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBBER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77957126887     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.219     Document Type: Article

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