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Formaldehyde is a significant allergen in women with hand eczema
Author(s) -
Cronin Etain
Publication year - 1991
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.1600-0536.1991.tb01874.x
Subject(s) - hand eczema , formaldehyde , medicine , allergen , occupational exposure , allergy , dermatology , surgery , contact dermatitis , environmental health , immunology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Among patients consecutively patch tested at St Johns from 1984–1989, the prevalence rate of formaldehyde sensitivity was 2.2% for men and 3.7% for women. During these 6 years, 117 women were primarily sensitized by Formaldehyde, of whom 61 (52%) had hand, eczema. Exposure was occupational in 12% and domestic in 88%. Cleaning products were the main source of exposure in the domestic group. 20 women with hand eczema avoided formaldehyde and their hands healed in 2, greatly improved in 11 and were boiler in 7.