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Occupational dermatoses and allergy to metals in Polish construction workers manufacturing prefabricated building units
Author(s) -
KiećSwierczyńska Arta
Publication year - 1990
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.1600-0536.1990.tb00079.x
Subject(s) - allergy , cement , medicine , asbestos , chromium , dermatology , fly ash , incidence (geometry) , cobalt , occupational exposure , metallurgy , immunology , materials science , environmental health , composite material , physics , optics
The incidence of dermatoses and allergy to metals (Cr. Co, Ni) was determined in 1782 workers exposed to cement, waste fly ash and asbestos cement. They were all also exposed to reclaimed (used), mineral oils. Dermatitis was found in 23.6% of the subjects, and oil acne in 11.2%. Allergy to chromium was found in 23% of the subjects; the % of definitely positive patch test results (the total of positive ++ and strongly positive +++) was, however, 8.6%. Allergy to cobalt was (bund in 13.4% of the subjects examined (definite in 3.1%). Allergy to nickel was found in 2.7% of the subjects (definite in 1.1%). The risks of occurrence of occupational skin disease and allergy to metals m subjects exposed to ash were found to be lower than in subjects exposed to cement, and were similar to those in subjects exposed lo asbestos cement. Overall chromium, cobalt and nickel contents in ash and asbestos were higher than in cement. Soluble chromium compound content in ash was lower than in cement from European countries and similar to that in American cement.