An epidemic of occupational contact dermatitis from an acrylic glue.

Abstract

Dermatological examinations were performed in 81 workers involved in the manufacture of electric coils for television displays, who had worked for 4 years in contact with a glue containing isobornyl acrylate, acrylic acid, N,N dimethyleneacrylamide, phosphine oxide, bis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl) (2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)- and beta-carboxyethyl acrylate. The glue was cured by 350-500-nm ultraviolet and visible radiations. Acrylate-specific dermal lesions were detected in 21 (25.9%) people. Occupational irritant contact dermatitis was diagnosed in 12 (15%) of the workers and occupational allergic contact dermatitis in 9 (11.2%). 12 people reacted to acrylates. Cross-reactions with methacrylates were not observed. The highest number of positive tests was obtained with triethyleneglycol diacrylate (10 people) and diethyleneglycol diacrylate (9), followed by 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (5), 1,4-butanediol diacrylate (4), beta-carboxyethyl acrylate (3), tripropyleneglycol diacrylate (2) and pentaerythritol triacrylate (2). No cases of allergy to isobornyl acrylate, N,N-methylenebisacrylamide or phosphine oxide were noted.

• Authors: Marta Kiec-Swierczynska, Beata Krecisz, Dominika Swierczynska-Machura, Joanna Zaremba
• Journal: Contact dermatitis (Contact Dermatitis) Vol. 52 Issue 3 Pg. 121-5 (Mar 2005) ISSN: 0105-1873 [Print] England
• PMID: 15811023 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Acrylates
• Adhesives
• Allergens

Topics

• Acrylates (adverse effects)
• Adhesives (adverse effects)
• Adult
• Allergens (adverse effects)
• Chemical Industry
• Dermatitis, Allergic Contact (epidemiology, etiology)
• Dermatitis, Occupational (epidemiology, etiology)
• Female
• Hand Dermatoses (etiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Patch Tests
• Poland (epidemiology)