Occupational contact dermatitis due to glutaraldehyde in health care workers |
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| Authors: | James R. Nethercott D. Linn Holness Elizabeth Page |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | Allergic contact dermatitis to glutaraldehyde was found in 13 health-care workers with hand dermatitis. Concomitant sensitivity to other chemicals was noted in 10. The positive patch test response was only evident for every 2nd observation in 4. The eruption persisted for more than 6 months in 10 subjects. In 5, the skin disease forced the worker to leave his occupation. |
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| Keywords: | occupational allergic contact dermatitis glutaraldehyde formaldehyde health care worker |
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