Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production
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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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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades ProductionDermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiologyDermatitis, Occupational/etiologyOccupational Exposure/adverse effectsEpoxy Resins/adverse effects.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.Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia2021-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-23952021000300011Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia v.79 n.3 2021reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-23952021000300011Correia,Diogo LaertesPeres,JéssicaCalvão,JoanaBastos,Mariana FerreiraSilva,RicardoGonçalo,Margaridainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-07-27T12:32:50ZPortal AgregadorONG |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production Correia,Diogo Laertes Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology Dermatitis, Occupational/etiology Occupational Exposure/adverse effects Epoxy Resins/adverse effects. |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production |
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Correia,Diogo Laertes |
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Correia,Diogo Laertes Peres,Jéssica Calvão,Joana Bastos,Mariana Ferreira Silva,Ricardo Gonçalo,Margarida |
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Peres,Jéssica Calvão,Joana Bastos,Mariana Ferreira Silva,Ricardo Gonçalo,Margarida |
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Correia,Diogo Laertes Peres,Jéssica Calvão,Joana Bastos,Mariana Ferreira Silva,Ricardo Gonçalo,Margarida |
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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology Dermatitis, Occupational/etiology Occupational Exposure/adverse effects Epoxy Resins/adverse effects. |
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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology Dermatitis, Occupational/etiology Occupational Exposure/adverse effects Epoxy Resins/adverse effects. |
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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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