Contact allergy to the fungicide benomyl?
Benomyl is a widely used fungicide. Contact allergy to benomyl has been reported in a few cases. We describe a group of 62 workers, exposed to benomyl. None had contact dermatitis from benomyl. It appears that benomyl at most is a weak sensitizer. We suggest that earlier-reported allergy may represent cross-reactions and/or that the development of contact allergy to benomyl requires previous exposure to other chemically related pesticides.
Larsen
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Department of Occupational Medicine, Esbjerg Central Hospital, Denmark.
Larsen
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Jepsen
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Jørgensen
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D000328:Adult; D001487:Basidiomycota; D001542:Benomyl / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002219:Carbamates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests
D002219:Carbamates; D001542:Benomyl