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Quinine dermatitis: Investigation of a factory outbreak
Author(s) -
Hardie R. A.,
Savin J. A.,
White D. A.,
Pumford S.
Publication year - 1978
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.1600-0536.1978.tb03755.x
Subject(s) - quinine , outbreak , contact dermatitis , factory (object oriented programming) , dermatology , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , hand dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , patch testing , allergy , virology , immunology , malaria , computer science , programming language
An outbreak of dermatitis is reported in process workers in a factory manufacturing quinine. Patch testing suggests that the main problem is a primary irritant contact dermatitis.