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Patch testing with sodium tungstate
Author(s) -
Rystedt Ingela,
Fischer Torkel,
Lagerholm Björn
Publication year - 1983
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.1600-0536.1983.tb04629.x
Subject(s) - tungstate , patch testing , sodium tungstate , sodium , medicine , chemistry , contact dermatitis , allergy , inorganic chemistry , immunology , organic chemistry , tungsten
Hard metal contains about 90% tungsten carbide. In an investigation of the skin of 853 individuals who are still working or had previously worked in hard metal manufacture. Sodium tungstate was in included in a patch test with a panel of substances from the environment of the employees. No allergic reactions to tungstate were found. However, irritant pustular reactions appeared in 2.0% of the patch tests. The pustular reactions were often reproducible.