ISSN:
1600-0536
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Routine path testing with a series of 6 industrial biocides containing methylene-bis-thiocyanate (Cytoc 3522®), benzosothizolin-3-one (BIT), chlorocresol (Preventol CMK®), 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (Kathon 863®), polyhdroxymethylene monobenzylether (Preventol D2®) or 1,3,5-tris (hydroxy-ethyl) hexahydrotrizine (Grotan BK®) was carried out in 6 Danish out-patient clinics to evaluate guinea pig allergy test results with the same compounds.A total of 1652 consecutive patients with dermatitis were tested. The usefulness of this patch test battery was limited. There were a few positive reactions to Cytoc 3522®, BIT and the 2 formaldehyde releasers, Preventol D2® and Grotan BK®. These reactions could not, however, be explained.The MOAHL-index (% of Male patients. Occupational cases, Atopic patients, Hand eczemas, and 1 eg ulcers/stasis dermatitis) for patients from the 6 clinics showed equal frequencies of male patients and atopics, but significant differences in the frequencies of occupational cases, hand eczemas, and leg ulcers/stasis dermatitis, indicating possible variations in referral patterns, use of patch tests, and/or environmental factors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0536.1985.tb01061.x
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