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Industrial airborne irritant or allergic contact dermatitis
Author(s) -
Llachapelle J. M.
Publication year - 1986
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.1600-0536.1986.tb01193.x
Subject(s) - irritant contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , vapours , dermatology , contact urticaria , airborne allergen , occupational exposure , allergy , medicine , allergen , immunology , environmental health , psychiatry
Industrial airborne irritant or allergic contact dermatitis is commonly observed in many factories. Examples of airborne irritants include fibres (such as fibreglass or rockwool), various kinds of dust particles (such as cement, slag, sludge, insulating foam, wood chips), acids and alkalis, gasses and vapours. Airborne contact allergens are unequivocally numerous. The clinical symptoms of both irritant and allergic airborne contact dermatitis are reviewed.