Occupational contact allergy caused by rubber gloves - Nothing has changed

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Geier, Johannes ^a   Lessmann, Holger ^a   Mahler, Vera ^b   Pohrt, Ute ^c   Uter, Wolfgang ^d   Schnuch, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services (BGW)   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

contact allergy; occupational; protective gloves; rubber allergy; thiurams

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIPHENYLGUANIDINE; DISULFIRAM; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; RUBBER; THIOUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANER; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MACHINIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANIC; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUBBER GLOVE; SENSITIZATION; TOOLMAKER;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865262576     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02139.x     Document Type: Article

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