Occupational peri-ocular contact dermatitis due to sensitization against black rubber components of a microscope

Authors: Kuijpers, D. I. M.¹; Hillen, F.²; Frank, J. A¹

Source: Contact Dermatitis, Volume 55, Number 2, August 2006 , pp. 77-80(4)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

A 24-year-old female working in the Department of Pathology of a University Hospital developed an acute peri-ocular eczema clearly being related to her daily work at the microscope. Patch testing revealed delayed type hypersensitivity against the black rubber mix, N-isopropyl-N ^′-phenyl paraphenylenediamine, N-cyclohexyl-N ^′-phenyl paraphenylenediamine and the rubber ring situated on the ocular of the respective microscope. This is the first report, to our knowledge, on peri-orbital allergic contact eczema because of sensitization with rubber components of a microscope.

Keywords: black rubber mix; contact allergy; contact dermatitis; N-cyclohexyl-N ′-phenyl paraphenylenediamine; N-isopropyl-N ′-phenyl paraphenylenediamine

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00876.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatology and 2: Department of Pathology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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