Phototoxic Keratoconjunctivitis from Coal-Tar Pitch Volatiles
- 25 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 198 (4319) , 841-842
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.918667
Abstract
Roofers working with coal-tar pitch develop burning eyes and conjunctivitis which they subjectively associate with sun exposure. A coal-tar pitch distillate instilled in the conjunctivae of rabbits produced minimal or mild irritation in the absence of ultraviolet radiation, but irradiation with long-ultraviolet produced marked photophobia and severe keratoconjunctivitis.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Determination of pitch volatilityFuel, 1976
- Problems in a Simple Two-Possibility Counting StudyArchives of Dermatology, 1961
- Groupe ophtalmologique du LémanOphthalmologica, 1947