Dermatitis in paperhangers.

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• Personal Author:
  Lucas, James B. ; Tanaka, Shiro
• Description:
  A cluster of cases of dermatitis occurring among members of the paperhangers' union in New York City was investigated. Of the 211 members, 25 reported in response to a questionnaire that they experienced a skin problem which they felt to be work related. Lesions occurred on their hands, fingers, and forearms with itching, cracking, dryness and rash. The wallpaper paste they used was made of water, starch, refined clay, vinyl-acetate and chemical additives such as biocidal chemicals and defoaming agents. Patch tests were conducted using four additives on 11 of the paperhangers with readings at both 48 and 72 hours. Negative reactions were produced from testing these compounds with six comparison subjects. The most reactive additive in the patch tests on paperhangers appeared to be 2-((hydroxymethyl)amino)ethanol (65184125), producing positive test results in four of the workers. This chemical was probably a formaldehyde (50000) releaser and it was this property which might contribute to its strong sensitizing effect. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adhesives Dermatitis Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Allergic-reactions Biocides Contact-allergies Contact-dermatitis NIOSH-Author Occupational-dermatitis Skin-exposure
• ISSN:
  0105-1873
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  54-55
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00180045
• Citation:
  Contact Dermatitis 1984 Jan; 10(1):54-55
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethanol, 2-[(hydroxymethyl)amino]- (CAS RN 65184-12-5) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Contact Dermatitis
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:90bdcc87f9d9b526103c93989aad72c7d62d62197a99a022e94df0c56f3035e58c5a1e870aafee20da01b36a551f7347ba6acf832388d44189e45df3fc463fdb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185535/cdc_185535_DS1.pdf
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