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Contact sensitization by pesticides in farmers
Author(s) -
Sharma V. K.,
Kaur S.
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.tb03227.x
Subject(s) - pesticide , malathion , fenvalerate , carbaryl , maneb , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , carbofuran , sensitization , toxicology , carbamate , chemistry , patch testing , irritant contact dermatitis , allergy , medicine , dermatology , organic chemistry , immunology , biology , fungicide , botany , agronomy , mancozeb
30 farmers with contact dermatitis and 20 controls were patch tested with a series of locally used pesticides. Allergic reactions to 1 or more pesticides were seen in 11 patients but none of the controls. Carbamates (maneb, carbofuran. Carbaryl) were the most frequent sensitizers. (7 patients), followed by organophosphorus compounds like: malathion and oxydemton methyl (4 patients); 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and fenvalerate (3 patients each): streptocycline (2 patients). Irritant reactions to captaf were seen in 4 patients, thiobencarb weedicide in 3, and organophosphorus compounds in 3. Pesticides should be patch tested in all fanners with contact dermatitis.