Occupational contact dermatitis caused by “Chrysal flower food”

Occupational contact dermatitis caused by D-limonene.

BACKGROUND Limonene is widely used as a fragrance substance and solvent in cleansing products. Oxidized limonene is a frequent contact allergen among consumers of cosmetics, personal care products, and scented household cleaning products. Less is known about the sources of occupational exposure and occupational contact dermatitis caused by limonene. OBJECTIVE To report 14 patients with occupa...

Occupational contact dermatitis caused by dimethylformamide

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Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by thebaine and oripavine.

A 35-year-old male was referred because of eczema on the arms and lips that occurred episodically. He worked in a drug-manufacturing plant, and noticed that the episodes of eczema coincided with the production cycles of thebaine (CAS no. 115-37-7) and oripavine (CAS no. 467-04-9), but not with the production cycles of morphine (CAS no. 57-27-2) and noscapine (CAS no. 128-62-1). The eczema start...

Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by tetracaine in an otorhinolaryngologist.

Occupational airborne contact dermatitis caused by thyme dust.

The aim of the study was to assess occupational hazards to the farmer's skin associated with processing thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). 46 farmers were studied during the threshing of dried thyme. They were questioned about work-related skin problems and examined before and after work. In all persons, serum thyme-specific IgE was measured. Skin prick tests, the Ouchterlony test and the migration in...