Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of patients assessed at the Occupational Dermatology Clinic in Melbourne, Australia from 2004 to 2017. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: We report a case series of workers with allergic contact dermatitis caused by opioids in a manufacturing facility. With greater awareness, including implementation of an educational programme and improved skin protection, the number of cases declined over time. Interestingly, norhydroxymorphinone had not been reported as an allergen before. Further testing is required to establish optimal patch test concentrations of all opiates.
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Authors | Ursula Flury, Jennifer L Cahill, Rosemary L Nixon |
Journal | Contact dermatitis
(Contact Dermatitis)
Vol. 81
Issue 5
Pg. 332-335
(Nov 2019)
ISSN: 1600-0536 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 31066088
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Analgesics, Opioid
(adverse effects)
- Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
- Dermatitis, Occupational
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
- Drug Industry
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Occupational Health
- Retrospective Studies
- Victoria
(epidemiology)
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