Contact dermatitis and related dermatoses associated with petroleum recovery and use.
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.
Birmingham
D J
DJ
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena
D010578:Petroleum