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Irritant contact dermatitis and chrome‐passivated metal
Author(s) -
Bruynzeel D. P.,
Hennipman G.,
Ketel W. G.
Publication year - 1988
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.1600-0536.1988.tb02889.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , patch testing , medicine , contact allergy , allergy , immunology
An outbreak of hand dermatitis is reported amongst employees working on a new assembly line of an electronics factory 24 out of 41 employees had signs of irritant contact dermatitis. The fingertips and the dorsal parts of the hands were especially affected. Mechanical factors in combination with zinc‐chromium compounds form galvanised steel seemed to be responsible for the dermatitis and the dry skin. The use of an emollient solved the problem.