Oil of turpentine — a disappearing allergen
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Contact Dermatitis
- Vol. 5 (5) , 308-311
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0536.1979.tb04884.x
Abstract
Oil of turpentine, formerly a cause of allergic occupational dermatitis, has become an infrequent [human] allergen because of its replacement by the petroleum product white spirit, its deliberate exclusion from industrial products, and because the balsam oils used presently do not contain the sensitizer .DELTA.3-carene. Based on the generally low incidence of sensitization being currently recorded, the International Contact Dermatitis Group recommended that oil of turpentine be removed from standard patch test series.Keywords
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