title: Contact dermatitis and related dermatoses associated with petroleum recovery and use.
abstract: The author reviews the skin's structural and functional protections, and causal factors and clinical patterns of occupational skin disease. He then examines the literature concerning petroleum industry operations and petroleum-derived product use as they relate to skin disease. The chapter concludes with commentary on prevention and treatment of related skin disease.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Birmingham
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum