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Polyvinyl chloride work boots in the management of shoe dermatitis in industrial workers
Author(s) -
Mathias C. G. Toby,
Maibach Howard I.
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.tb04860.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , polyvinyl chloride , hand dermatitis , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , foot (prosody) , occupational dermatitis , medicine , work (physics) , allergy , composite material , materials science , engineering , art , immunology , mechanical engineering , literature
A sugar refinery worker developed allergic contact dermatitis of his feet secondary to rubber accelerators in his work boots. The dermatitis resolved when polyvinyl chloride work boots were substituted. The importance of controlling hyperhidrosis in the management of foot dermatitis in workers is discussed.