Airborne contact dermatitis from formaldehyde released from heated plastic polymers.

Summary, in English

A 55-year-old woman developed an airborne dermatitis on her face. Patch testing was performed and showed positive reactions to formaldehyde, thiuram mix, carba mix, and nickel sulphate. She operated a machine at work in which polyacetal granules were heated. The presence of formaldehyde in the pyrolysis smoke from the polymer was confirmed by chemical analysis.

• Author: Ola Bergendorff; M Ezzelarab; Joanna Wallengren; Christer Hansson
• Department/s: Dermatology and Venereology (Lund); Occupational and Environmental Dermatology
• Publishing year: 1994
• Language: English
• Pages: 223-225
• Publication/Series: American Journal of Contact Dermatitis
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 4
• Links: https://journals.lww.com/dermatitis/Abstract/1994/12000/Airborne_Contact_Dermatitis_From_Formaldehyde.8.aspx#pdf-link
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
• Topic: Dermatology and Venereal Diseases
• Status: Published
• Research group: Occupational and Environmental Dermatology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1532-8163