Allergic contact dermatitis to ultra violet cured inks.
Two employees of a factory using an automated screen printing process and ultraviolet cured inks to print onto plastic bottles developed an allergic contact dermatitis, principally on the face and periorbital areas. On patch testing a contact allergy was found to the ultraviolet cured ink UV 50-85, and its multifunctional acrylic monomer component, tripropylene glycol diacrylate.
Whitfeld
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Skin and Cancer Foundation, Darlinghurst, NSW.
Freeman
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D000179:Acrylates / Q000009:adverse effects; D000328:Adult; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007281:Ink; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011327:Printing; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D000179:Acrylates