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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production
| Resumo: | ABSTRACT Introduction: Epoxy resins, widely used in several industrial sectors, are among the main causes of allergic contact dermatitis. The wind turbine production industry is one of the sectors that uses these products widely. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of contact allergy to epoxy resin and its components among wind turbine blades production workers with suspected contact dermatitis. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the patch test results performed between 2012 and 2019 in wind turbine blades produc-tion workers with dermatitis and characterized their demographic and clinical data, patch test results and the occupational impact of allergic contact dermatitis on these workers. Results: Out of the 3049 patients patch tested in the period 2012-2019, we identified thirteen wind turbine blades production workers, pre-dominantly male (69.2%). All of them handled glues, resins and/or paints in their daily work activities. Seven (53.8%) had a combination of hand dermatitis and airborne dermatitis, two (15.4%) had exclusively hand dermatitis and four (30.8%) had predominantly airborne dermatitis. All patients had positive patch test for epoxy resin and ten patients (76.9%) had also reaction for 1,6-hexanediol diglycidylether. Two patients (15.4%) also had a reaction to the already hardened resin powder. Four (30.8%) patients had to quit their jobs due to allergic contact derma-titis and three (23.1%) were transferred to another workstation without exposure to epoxy resin. Avoidance of exposure resulted in a significant improvement. Conclusion: With this study, we confirmed that epoxy resin and its components are the main cause of dermatitis among wind turbine blades production workers, that eczema occurs by direct contact and by airborne exposure. |
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| Autores principais: | Correia,Diogo Laertes |
| Outros Autores: | Peres,Jéssica; Calvão,Joana; Bastos,Mariana Ferreira; Silva,Ricardo; Gonçalo,Margarida |
| Assunto: | Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology Dermatitis, Occupational/etiology Occupational Exposure/adverse effects Epoxy Resins/adverse effects. |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | SciELO Portugal |
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| author | Correia,Diogo Laertes |
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| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia v.79 n.3 2021 |
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| description | ABSTRACT Introduction: Epoxy resins, widely used in several industrial sectors, are among the main causes of allergic contact dermatitis. The wind turbine production industry is one of the sectors that uses these products widely. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of contact allergy to epoxy resin and its components among wind turbine blades production workers with suspected contact dermatitis. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the patch test results performed between 2012 and 2019 in wind turbine blades produc-tion workers with dermatitis and characterized their demographic and clinical data, patch test results and the occupational impact of allergic contact dermatitis on these workers. Results: Out of the 3049 patients patch tested in the period 2012-2019, we identified thirteen wind turbine blades production workers, pre-dominantly male (69.2%). All of them handled glues, resins and/or paints in their daily work activities. Seven (53.8%) had a combination of hand dermatitis and airborne dermatitis, two (15.4%) had exclusively hand dermatitis and four (30.8%) had predominantly airborne dermatitis. All patients had positive patch test for epoxy resin and ten patients (76.9%) had also reaction for 1,6-hexanediol diglycidylether. Two patients (15.4%) also had a reaction to the already hardened resin powder. Four (30.8%) patients had to quit their jobs due to allergic contact derma-titis and three (23.1%) were transferred to another workstation without exposure to epoxy resin. Avoidance of exposure resulted in a significant improvement. Conclusion: With this study, we confirmed that epoxy resin and its components are the main cause of dermatitis among wind turbine blades production workers, that eczema occurs by direct contact and by airborne exposure. |
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| spelling | Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades ProductionCorreia,Diogo LaertesPeres,JéssicaCalvão,JoanaBastos,Mariana FerreiraSilva,RicardoGonçalo,MargaridaDermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiologyDermatitis, Occupational/etiologyOccupational Exposure/adverse effectsEpoxy Resins/adverse effects.open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-23952021000300011URLhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-23952021000300011URLHasVersion2021-09-01ABSTRACT Introduction: Epoxy resins, widely used in several industrial sectors, are among the main causes of allergic contact dermatitis. The wind turbine production industry is one of the sectors that uses these products widely. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of contact allergy to epoxy resin and its components among wind turbine blades production workers with suspected contact dermatitis. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the patch test results performed between 2012 and 2019 in wind turbine blades produc-tion workers with dermatitis and characterized their demographic and clinical data, patch test results and the occupational impact of allergic contact dermatitis on these workers. Results: Out of the 3049 patients patch tested in the period 2012-2019, we identified thirteen wind turbine blades production workers, pre-dominantly male (69.2%). All of them handled glues, resins and/or paints in their daily work activities. Seven (53.8%) had a combination of hand dermatitis and airborne dermatitis, two (15.4%) had exclusively hand dermatitis and four (30.8%) had predominantly airborne dermatitis. All patients had positive patch test for epoxy resin and ten patients (76.9%) had also reaction for 1,6-hexanediol diglycidylether. Two patients (15.4%) also had a reaction to the already hardened resin powder. Four (30.8%) patients had to quit their jobs due to allergic contact derma-titis and three (23.1%) were transferred to another workstation without exposure to epoxy resin. Avoidance of exposure resulted in a significant improvement. Conclusion: With this study, we confirmed that epoxy resin and its components are the main cause of dermatitis among wind turbine blades production workers, that eczema occurs by direct contact and by airborne exposure.Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e VenereologiaRevista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia v.79 n.3 2021text/htmlengjournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501literature |
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| title | Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
| title_full | Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
| title_fullStr | Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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| title_short | Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
| title_sort | Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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