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Article: OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS DISSEMINATED FROM MULTIFUNCTIONAL ACRYLATES IN ULTRAVIOLET-CURED LACQUERS
- Article from:
- International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
A case of disseminated allergic contact dermatitis in a screen process printer is presented. The skin lesions were caused by multifunctional acrylates (methylpropane triacrylate and pentaerythritol triacrylate - highly positive patch tests (+ + + ) after 48 and 96 h) present in ultraviolet cured transparent lacquer used in coat printed posters to make them weather-resistant. Patch tests with lacquer were also highly positive (+ + +) after 48 and 96 h. According to the safety sheet of the product, lacquer contained 85-90% of multifunctional acrylates. The patient showed disseminated dermatitis, however, no hypertrophied lesions on the hand skin, a characteristic symptom in persons ...