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Occupational allergic contact dermatitis to bisphenol F epoxy resin
Author(s) -
Sakata Shinichiro,
Cahill Jennifer,
Barton David,
Nixon Rosemary
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00149.x
Subject(s) - medicine , epoxy , allergic contact dermatitis , bisphenol a , dermatology , contact dermatitis , occupational exposure , allergy , composite material , immunology , medical emergency , materials science
SUMMARY A 30‐year‐old man presented with eyelid dermatitis and was diagnosed with occupational allergic contact dermatitis to an epoxy resin based on the monomer diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F. He did not react to the standard epoxy resin based on bisphenol A, but reacted to a diluted sample of epoxy resin taken from his workplace, an adhesives manufacturing plant. The diagnosis would not have been made had he not brought samples from work, which were patch tested after appropriate dilution. The material safety data sheet provided additional evidence that the epoxy was not based on bisphenol A. The patient's symptoms subsided after avoidance of the identified product.