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Effects of pressure on contact dermatitis
Author(s) -
Gollhausen Rainer,
Kligman Albert M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700080411
Subject(s) - medicine , contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , allergy , hand dermatitis , immunology
In human volunteers, firm pressure was applied to deformable plastic chambers containing (1) chemical irritants, (2) glass fibers, and (3) selected allergens to which the subjects were sensitive. Pressure variably intensified irritant dermatitis and strikingly enhanced fiberglass dermatitis. Pressure did not influence allergic contact dermatitis. Pressure is one of several mechanical factors that can aggravate nonallergic contact dermatitis.