Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator

• Authors: Mario Vaccaro , Fabrizio Guarneri , Olga Barbuzza , Serafinella P. Cannavò

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

occupational asthma; acrylates; airborne allergic contact dermatitis; nail art

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 137-140

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Mario Vaccaro

• Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine — Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

author

Fabrizio Guarneri

• Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine — Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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Olga Barbuzza

• Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine — Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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Serafinella P. Cannavò

• Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine — Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-014-0226-3

Biblioteka Nauki

2178806