Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator
Nail art (creation and decoration of artificial nails) is a growing fashion trend. Proportionally to its popularity, the number of allergic reactions to the materials used has recently increased. We report the case of a nail art operator who developed occupational allergy to acrylates, manifested wi...
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| author | Mario Vaccaro Fabrizio Guarneri Olga Barbuzza Serafinella Patrizia Cannavò |
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| description | Nail art (creation and decoration of artificial nails) is a growing fashion trend. Proportionally to its popularity, the number of allergic reactions to the materials used has recently increased. We report the case of a nail art operator who developed occupational allergy to acrylates, manifested with the unusual simultaneous presence of asthma and dermatitis. Cutaneous lesions only affected areas not covered by individual protection devices or clothes, even if such areas were not in direct contact with acrylates, suggesting airborne allergic contact dermatitis. While respiratory problems were solved with the correct use of a mask at the workplace, facial dermatitis proved impossible to avoid or control and, for this reason, the patient had to change her work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2e938a1aea7422ead3c2a688a7feb642022-12-22T02:55:11ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2014-02-0127113714010.2478/s13382-014-0226-3Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operatorMario VaccaroFabrizio GuarneriOlga BarbuzzaSerafinella Patrizia CannavòNail art (creation and decoration of artificial nails) is a growing fashion trend. Proportionally to its popularity, the number of allergic reactions to the materials used has recently increased. We report the case of a nail art operator who developed occupational allergy to acrylates, manifested with the unusual simultaneous presence of asthma and dermatitis. Cutaneous lesions only affected areas not covered by individual protection devices or clothes, even if such areas were not in direct contact with acrylates, suggesting airborne allergic contact dermatitis. While respiratory problems were solved with the correct use of a mask at the workplace, facial dermatitis proved impossible to avoid or control and, for this reason, the patient had to change her work.http://ijomeh.eu/Airborne-contact-dermatitis-and-asthma-in-a-nail-art-operator,2094,0,2.htmloccupational asthmaacrylatesairborne allergic contact dermatitisnail art |
| spellingShingle | Mario Vaccaro Fabrizio Guarneri Olga Barbuzza Serafinella Patrizia Cannavò Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health occupational asthma acrylates airborne allergic contact dermatitis nail art |
| title | Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator |
| title_full | Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator |
| title_fullStr | Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator |
| title_short | Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator |
| title_sort | airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator |
| topic | occupational asthma acrylates airborne allergic contact dermatitis nail art |
| url | http://ijomeh.eu/Airborne-contact-dermatitis-and-asthma-in-a-nail-art-operator,2094,0,2.html |
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