Alergic contact dermatitis in dental technician.
Keywords:
Contact dermatitis, methacrylates, latex allergyAbstract
The case presented here is of a twenty-two-years old woman, odontology auxiliary and dental mechanical student, who have one year of hand dermatitis with nickel allergy, asthma and atopia history. The prick test and patch testing confirm the allergic contact dermatitis to latex, etileneglycol and methacrylates.
Author Biographies
Viviana Gómez
Médica Interna, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín.
Rodrigo J Nuñez
Docente Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín.
Martha Cecilia Sierra
Dermatóloga, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
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