Contact Dermatitis 1980-10-01

Allergic contact dermatitis to dimethoxane in a spin finish.

E Shmunes, R J Kempton

Index: Contact Dermatitis 6(6) , 421-4, (1980)

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Abstract

A textile worker exposed to dimethoxane in an aqueous system developed allergic contact dermatitis. Patch testing to this compound and its possible products in an aqueous system demonstrated sensitization to acetaldehyde and crotonaldehyde.