Contact Dermatitis 1984-03-01

Contact dermatitis from dibutylthiourea. Report of a case with fine structural observations of epicutaneous testing with dibutylthiourea.

L Kanerva, R Jolanki, M Plosila, T Estlander

Index: Contact Dermatitis 10(3) , 158-62, (1984)

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Abstract

A 35-year-old machinist developed hand eczema from contact allergy to dibutylthiourea, a compound found in a paint and glue remover. Light and electron microscopy of his positive patch test was consistent with allergic contact dermatitis, showing Langerhans cell-mononuclear cell contacts in the epidermis.