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HERO ID

1317103

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

P-tert butylphenol formaldehyde resin: Part II. occupational dermatitis

Author(s)

Fisher, AA

Year

1987

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Cutis
ISSN: 0011-4162
EISSN: 2326-6929

Volume

Issue

Page Numbers

186-187

Language

English

Web of Science Id

WOS:A1987G395400003

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is related to other part(s) 1237012 P-tert butylphenol formaldehyde resin: Part I. leather watch straps and shoes

Abstract

A case report was presented of a 46 year old woman who specialized in nail treatments in a beauty salon for several years and who developed a dermatitis of her fingertips soon after she began to employ a new imported nail adhesive to affix artificial nails to her customers' nails. The patch test reaction was positive for the new nail adhesive and 5 percent para-tertiary-butylphenol-formaldehyde (PTBF) resin in petrolatum. Other cases of dermatitis due to PTBF resin were reviewed. The authors suggest testing of patients exposed to PTBF resin with both para-tertiary-butylphenol (PTBP) and also formaldehyde. PTBP is usually tested in a 1 percent concentration in petrolatum and formaldehyde in a 1 percent concentration in aqueous solution. The author suggests that if a dermatologist conducts tests using resin known to be free of formaldehyde and free PTBP, the concentration should be 10 percent.

Keywords

Pathology; Integumentary System-Pathology; Toxicology-Environmental and Industrial Toxicology; Immunology and Immunochemistry-General; Immunology and Immunochemistry-Immunopathology; Allergy; Public Health: Environmental Health-Occupational Health; Hominidae

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