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Frictional contact dermatitis
Author(s) -
Menne Torkil,
Hjorth Niels
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.4700080421
Subject(s) - medicine , contact dermatitis , dermatology , occupational dermatitis , allergy , immunology
Frictional trauma to the palms and fingertips can provoke a dermatitis. Cases of frictional dermatitis have been recognized in workers handling large quantities of pressure‐sensitive carbonless paper. Elimination of the trauma led to healing within 2–3 weeks.