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Printers and Lithographers

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Kanerva's Occupational Dermatology

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Abstract

Printing is a high-risk industry for occupational dermatitis

Among the many different roles with the printing industry, some are more prone to occupational dermatitis than others, especially contact with acrylates

Wide range of chemicals are used including photosensitive compounds

UV cured acrylates are one of the main causative agents for occupational allergic contact dermatitis in this industry

High prevalence of irritant contact dermatitis is found amongst printers and lithographers

Increased risk of malignancy is found amongst this cohort of workers

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospital, C Floor South Block, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK

    Catriona I. Wootton & Dr. John S. C. English

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  2. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  3. Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Swen-Malte John

  4. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Wootton, C.I., English, J.S.C. (2012). Printers and Lithographers. In: Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., John, SM., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Kanerva's Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02035-3_185

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