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‘Airborne’ contact dermatitis due to Leica immersion oil
Author(s) -
Géraut Christian,
Tripodi Dominique
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00761.x
Subject(s) - medicine , contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , epoxy , diaper dermatitis , dentistry , allergy , composite material , materials science , immunology
Background Contact dermatitis has often been described in healthcare staff, resulting essentially from the use of natural rubber latex gloves, antiseptics, and especially aldehydes. This study reports an unusual cause of contact dermatitis in laboratory technicians. Materials and methods Four patients working in the bacteriology departments of three different hospitals were seen for airborne contact dermatitis. All were patch tested for specific plastics and glues. Results For all patients, positive patch reactions were obtained with classic epoxy resins, such as diglycidylether of bisphenol, as well as with new types, such as diglycidylether of bisphenol F and an epoxyacrylate resin. Conclusions Although phenols and ether handled by the laboratory technicians and an epoxy mastic applied during floor repair were initially suspected, an immersion oil used in light microscopy proved to be the real cause of the dermatitis. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases due to this type of contact.