Allergic contact dermatitis to multiple sawdust allergens.
A 73-year-old man presented with an 8-year history of a dermatitis affecting his face, dorsum of hands, and forearms. He was a retired cabinet maker but still carried out some timber work at home. He was patch tested and found to be positive to colophony and saw-dust samples from four different timbers: Silky Oak, Queensland Hoop Pine, Radiata Pine and Australian red cedar.
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Skin and Cancer Foundation, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
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D000368:Aged; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010328:Patch Tests; D012116:Resins, Plant; D014934:Wood
D012116:Resins, Plant; C013893:rosin