Allergic contact dermatitis from isocyanates among sculptors.

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2004

Abstract

Allergic contact dermatitis from isocyanates is rare. We present the cases of two sculptors who developed a dermatitis from polyurethane sculpting materials. The patients reacted to diphenylmethane diisocyanate and isophorone diisocyanate. One of the patients had positive patch-test reactions to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and toluene diisocyanate as well. The patients also exhibited a sensitivity to diaminodiphenylmethane, an amine that has been reported in other cases of isocyanate sensitivity.

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

150

Last Page

153

ISSN

1710-3568

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

15724350

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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