<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Allergic contact eczema is the most common occupational skin disease caused by allergens. Thus far, no research has been conducted in Poland in relation to the development of contact allergies amongst divers resulting from particular diving suit components. A group of 86 divers were examined using allergy patch tests. Standard products of contact allergy diagnostics were used containing 40 allergens.</p></abstract>

Allergic contact eczema is the most common occupational skin disease caused by allergens. Thus far, no research has been conducted in Poland in relation to the development of contact allergies amongst divers resulting from particular diving suit components. A group of 86 divers were examined using allergy patch tests. Standard products of contact allergy diagnostics were used containing 40 allergens.

The risk of developing a contact allergy to materials present in diving suits and diving equipment

Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine Department of the Military Institute of Medicine of Gdynia

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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Allergic contact eczema is the most common occupational skin disease caused by allergens. Thus far, no research has been conducted in Poland in relation to the...

The risk of developing a contact allergy to materials present in diving suits and diving equipment

Publicado en línea: 25 oct 2017

Páginas: 57 - 60

Recibido: 13 dic 2016

Aceptado: 03 abr 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0008

Palabras clave
Allergic contact dermatitis, allergens, diving suit, diving, patch tests

© 2017 Krzysztof Gadomski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The risk of developing a contact allergy to materials present in diving suits and diving equipment

Publicado en línea: 25 oct 2017

Páginas: 57 - 60

Recibido: 13 dic 2016

Aceptado: 03 abr 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0008

Palabras claveAllergic contact dermatitis, allergens, diving suit, diving, patch tests

© 2017 Krzysztof Gadomski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
Allergic contact dermatitis, allergens, diving suit, diving, patch tests