Occupational dermatosis among sanders in the furniture industry

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The prevalence of occupational skin disease was found to be 3.8% in a study of 479 sanders in the furniture-making industry in Singapore. 17 species of wood imported from South Hast Asia were used. The most common dermatoses from wood dust were pruritus (1.6%), irritant contact dermatitis (1.6%) and xerosis (1.4%), 2 sanders had miliaria. None had allergic contact dermatitis from wood dust. The arms and trunk were the most common sue for pruritus and dermatitis from wood dust. It appeared that the woods commonly used in the furniture making industry are weak sensitizers. Appropriate preventive measures against irritant dermatitis such as dust control, protective clothing, and good personal hygiene should he adequate to prevent occupational dermatoses among the sunders.

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