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Chromate dermatitis from a boiler lining
Author(s) -
Rycroft R. J. R.,
Calnan C. D.
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.tb03646.x
Subject(s) - chromate conversion coating , boiler (water heating) , contact dermatitis , waste management , dermatology , combustion , refractory (planetary science) , metallurgy , occupational dermatitis , medicine , chemistry , materials science , allergy , engineering , corrosion , immunology , organic chemistry
Chromate dermatitis is described in a mechanical fitter working inside boiler combustion chambers. A source of hexavalent chromate is traced to the action of the heat and alkaline fuel ash on trivalent chrome ore in pans of the refractory lining. Removal of the patient from this contact has resulted in almost complete clearing of his dermatitis, without any relapse, during a 9‐month follow‐up period.