Contact dermatitis in the cleaning industry

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 521-524

  Bauer, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cleaning agents; Cleaning industry; Disinfectants; Irritant contact dermatitis; Rubber chemicals

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BLEACHING AGENT; CHLOROPRENE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DISULFIRAM; FILAGGRIN; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYOXAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; NICKEL; NITRILE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; RUBBER;

ATOPY; CLEANING; CLEANING INDUSTRY WORKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISINFECTION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RUBBER;

EID: 84883598812     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328364ec21     Document Type: Review

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