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Relationship between intensities of skin test reactions to glass‐fibres and chemical irritants
Author(s) -
Björnberg Alf,
Tengberg JanEgon
Publication year - 1979
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.1600-0536.1979.tb04832.x
Subject(s) - patch test , provocation test , rubbing , reactivity (psychology) , patch testing , wool , contact dermatitis , chemistry , dermatology , composite material , materials science , allergy , medicine , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine
A total of 98 workers at a glass‐wool factory were patch tested with glass‐fibres and six chemical irritants. A rubbing test with the fibres, a Trafuril test and provocation of dermographism were also performed. The subjects with strong patch test reactions to one quality of fibres also reacted strongly to the other types of fibres but did not show an increased sensitivity to other tests. The subjects with intense skin reactions to rubbing with the fibres showed an increased skin reactivity to Trafuril. A tendency towards increased reactivity to the patch tests with fibres was found in persons with fair skin and blue eyes.