Contact dermatitis in workers processing polyvinyl chloride plastics

Vidović, R.; Kansky, A.

Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt. Occupation and Environment 33(3): 104-105

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0343-2432
PMID: 3161713
Document Number: 263478
Out of 401 workers employed in a factory producing shoes from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) granulate, 388 were investigated. By patch testing with the standard tests and 4 phthalate compounds, a diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis was confirmed in 11 of these. Six of them were sensitized to phthalates and 5 to coal tar.

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