Allergic contact dermatitis from a diisocyanate in wool processing

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 239-

  Thompson, Trevor ^a   Belsito, Donald V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Dicyclohexylmethane 4,4' diisocyanate; Diisocyanates; HMDI; Occupational; Polyurethane; Textile industry; Wool processing

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WOOL;

EID: 9844239383     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb02446.x     Document Type: Article

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