Adverse Effects of Colophony.

Specific IgE to colophony?

BACKGROUND Colophony (rosin) is a natural product obtained from coniferous trees. It is used in a diverse range of products such as adhesives, ink, paints and soldering fluxes. Some workers exposed to colophony during soldering can develop occupational asthma; at present, no specific IgE test is available to assess sensitization to colophony. METHODS Serum samples were obtained from exposed s...

Sperm abnormalities: Adverse effects of thyroid dysfunction

Introduction: Despite the importance of thyroid hormones in reproduction, there are only a few studies that focus on male infertility. The objective of this study was to evaluate semen parameters in patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. Materials and methods: Totally, 28 patients with thyroid disorders were evaluated for the semen parameters. Serum TSH and T4 concentrations were mea...

Photosensitivity from colophony in a case of chronic actinic dermatitis associated with contact allergy from colophony.

Sir, applying colophony 0.02% in white petrolatum or the vehicle alone. They were similar to each other at 24 h after irradiation, Chronic actinic dermatitis (1) is an idiopathic photosensitivity disorder.A high incidence of a previous chronic contact allergy while `̀ MEDs’’ at 48 h after irradiation upon applying colophony were de® nitely lower than those upon applying white caused by several m...

Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony.

Adverse Effects of Synovectomy on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

One hundred fifty two patients with Juve­ nile rheumatoid arthritis were retrospectively studied in an effort to determine the efficacy of synovectomy in thi's disease.  Twenty-five of 117 closely observed patients underwent synovectomy following failure to be controlled by more conservative measures. Analysis of the end-results on the basis of age, sex, stage of disease, and individual joints...