1,6-hexanediol diacrylate: a rapid and potent sensitizer in the printing industry.
Printers are exposed to a wide variety of irritants and sensitizers. Allergy developing from a single exposure to any compound is rare. We report two cases of workers in the printing industry who developed allergic contact dermatitis to 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) within a short period of exposure. The first developed within weeks of exposure to a plastic sheet primed with HDDA. The second developed after a single accidental exposure.
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Skin and Cancer Foundation, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000179:Acrylates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010328:Patch Tests; D011327:Printing
D000179:Acrylates; C020355:1,6-hexanediol diacrylate