4 CASES OF CONTACT-DERMATITIS IN-HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES HANDLING DISINFECTANTS

Authors
LEGOASTER A DESCHAMPS F KALIS B
Citation
A. Legoaster et al., 4 CASES OF CONTACT-DERMATITIS IN-HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES HANDLING DISINFECTANTS, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 70(3-4), 1994, pp. 88-90
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
70
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
88 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1994)70:3-4<88:4COCIE>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Four hospital employees developed contact dermatitis. All four had han dled the same disinfectants. The compounds responsible for hypersensit ivity were benzalkonium chloride and glutaraldehyde. Formaldehyde deri vatives are known to produce contact dermatitis but were not involved in these four patients. Following cessation of the exposure, the skin lesions resolved. Effective protection is required from the initiation of exposure to disinfectants.