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Allergic contact dermatitis from resin hardeners during the manufacture of thermosetting coating paints
Author(s) -
Foulds and I. S.,
Koh D.
Publication year - 1992
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.1600-0536.1992.tb00889.x
Subject(s) - epoxy , thermosetting polymer , allergic contact dermatitis , materials science , powder coating , coating , contact dermatitis , composite material , dermatology , allergy , medicine , immunology
5 production operators from 2 factories manufacturing thermosetting coating paint developed work‐related skin disorders within 12 months of the introduction of a new powdered paint product. All 5 workers were found to have allergic contact dermatitis from 2 epoxy resin hardeners, both of which were commercial preparations of triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC). 2 of the workers had concomitant sensitization to epoxy resin in the standard series and several of the epoxy resin preparations at the workplace. TGIC has been reported as a contact sensitizer both in persons producing the chemical and among end‐users of TGIC‐containing products. These 5 reported cases document allergic contact dermatitis from commercial TGIC among exposed workers during an intermediate process of powdered from manufacture. The possibility of substituting this epoxy resin hardener with less sensitizing alternatives should be explored.