Occupational asthma due to turpentine in art painter — case report
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Occupational asthma due to turpentine in art painter--case report.
Turpentine is a fluid obtained by distillation of wood resins containing mixture of terpens. It can act as an irritant and sensitiser. Most common health problem among workers exposed to turpentine is contact dermatitis. Little is know about turpentine to cause type I hypersensitivity reaction. We present a case of a 27-year old art painter using turpentine as a thinner for oil-based paints. Sh...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1896-494X,1232-1087
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0022-7