title: Occupational skin disease in the pharmaceutical industry.
abstract: As with other chemical-based industries, the pharmaceutical industry has the potential for innumerable irritants and allergens. Prompt reporting and recognition of employees' skin diseases, with clarification of the triggering factors, can lead to appropriate control and prevention in many situations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Sherertz
mesh_terms: D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000209:etiology; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology*; D004345:Drug Industry; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology