Outbreak of occupational allergic contact dermatitis from a smartphone screen protector glue.
Contact Dermatitis
; 87(1): 53-61, 2022 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sensitization to acrylates is a concern in the occupational/environmental dermatology field.OBJECTIVE:
To describe an occupational allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) outbreak from a smartphone screen protector glue.METHODS:
Thirteen affected workers of a chain store selling phone screen protectors were investigated in five Spanish dermatology departments. The glue datasheet and label were assessed. A chemical analysis of the glue was performed. Based on this, some patients underwent additional testing.RESULTS:
All patients (all female, mean age 25) had severe fingertip dermatitis. The datasheet/label indicated that the glue contained isobornyl acrylate (IBOA), a "photoinitiator" and polyurethane oligomer. The company informed us that the ingredients were polyurethane acrylate, "methacrylate" (unspecified), acrylic acid, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, propylmethoxy siloxane, and photoinitiator 184. Isobornyl acrylate (or IBOA) and N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) were patch tested in eight and two cases, respectively, with negative results. A chemical analysis revealed 4-acryloylmorpholine (ACMO); isobornyl methacrylate (IBMA), and lauryl acrylate in one glue sample. Seven patients were patch tested with dilutions of the identified substances and six of seven were positive for ACMO 0.5% pet.CONCLUSION:
An outbreak of occupational ACD, likely from ACMO in a glue is described. Further investigations are needed to corroborate the role played by each compound identified in the chemical analyses.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Dermatite Alérgica de Contato
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Dermatite Ocupacional
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Contact Dermatitis
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha