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Contact dermatitis to PPD rubber in Maleki shoes
Author(s) -
Leppard Barbara J.,
Parhizgar B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1977.tb03605.x
Subject(s) - natural rubber , contact dermatitis , dermatology , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , composite material , materials science , allergy , immunology
The Persian cloth shoe ( Maleki ) which has been in use for more than 800 years has a strong cloth sole and a woven cotton upper. In the last 20 years, used cur tyres have became readily available in Iran and the soles of some shoes are now made from these. A man with the typical picture of rubber dermatitis on the soles of his feet is described. On pinch testing he gave a 2+ positive to PPD rubber and this was thought to be due to the fact that he had worn Maleki shoes for several years.