Occupational contact dermatitis to textile dyes in airline personnel.
BACKGROUND
Reports of textile dye allergic contact dermatitis are becoming frequent in the literature. Occupational exposure to textile dyes has been reported, but less frequently.


OBJECTIVE
To report 2 cases of allergic contact dermatitis to Disperse Blue dyes 106 and 124 occurring in airline personnel.


METHODS
The patients were patch tested to the European or North American standard series, a textile dye series, and 1 patient was tested with pieces of textile from an airplane seat.


RESULTS
Patch testing elicited in both patients a 2+ reaction to Disperse Blue dyes 106 and 124, and a 1+ reaction to paraphenylenediamine in one patient.


CONCLUSIONS
We describe 2 cases of occupational textile dye allergy occurring in airline personnel. Both cases showed the utility of Disperse Blue dyes 106 and 124 to serve as the screening allergens for textile dermatitis. Mandatory uniforms might be an occupational hazard in certain professions.
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Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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D000401:Aircraft; D001132:Arm; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003020:Clothing; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D010328:Patch Tests; D013784:Textiles
D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; C069319:Disperse Blue 124; C049175:disperse blue 106