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1236543 
Journal Article 
Chromates as the cause of contact dermatitis in housewives 
Feuerman, E 
1971 
Yes 
Dermatologica
ISSN: 0011-9075 
HEEP/72/09340 
143 
5 
292-297 
English 
5158282 
HEEP COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. This study showed that 229 (91.6 percent) of 250 patients with housewives' eczema tested positive or strongly positive to a patch test with potassium dichromate. The possible relationship between this finding and the use of detergents was investigated by making a quantitative determination of the chromate content of 14 detergents widely used in Israel. A method found to give very reliable results was used for this purpose (full details are presented). All the detergents tested contained chromates in varying amounts, with the largest amounts present in bleaching solutions. The relatively high incidence chromate sensitivity among women with housewives' eczema living in this region is related to the photosensitizing properties of chromates. 
DCN-178424; Skin disorders; Contact dermatitis; Chromium VI; Heavy metals; Dichromates 
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• Chromium VI
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