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Delayed dermal burns caused by dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate
Author(s) -
Slovak A. J. M.,
Payne A. R.
Publication year - 1984
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.1600-0536.1984.tb00166.x
Subject(s) - dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate , medicine , spillage , dermatology , toxicology , traditional medicine , surgery , chemistry , waste management , biology , organic chemistry , cycloaddition , engineering , catalysis
A chemical operator handling dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) developed delayed and pain‐free burns on one of his feet 2 days after a supposed spillage of DMAD. The injuries were confirmed to be associated with DMAD by chemical analysis of the operator's safety boot and patch tests. DMAD easily penetrates some protective clothing and dilute solutions can still be hazardous: the toxic effect is compounded by being delayed and painless. The lachrymatory irritant properties of undiluted DMAD are not adequate warning of its presence or spillage in quantities sufficient to cause significant skin damage.