CASE REPORT
Severe facial reaction to thiurams in surgeons
 
More details
Hide details
1
University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome, Italy (Department of Occupational Medicine)
 
 
Online publication date: 2018-12-17
 
 
Corresponding author
Luca Coppeta   

University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Department of Occupational Medicine, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
 
 
Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2019;70(1):121-4
 
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Contact dermatitis is a major problem in the healthcare environment and in other sectors. Healthcare professionals may be exposed to a large number of chemical agents, including the accelerators for rubber vulcanization process. The prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis among operators in the sector ranges 13–30%. This paper describes the case of a 46-year-old male cardiac surgeon affected by a severe skin reaction localized on the face in the absence of hand dermatitis, presumably resulting from the use of a surgical patch applied to the face. Patch tests were performed and the result was negative for latex and positive (+++) for thiuram mix. A thiuram-free tape was prescribed and the operator’s dermatitis improved significantly. Thus, it would be very important to pay attention to skin disorders in health workers and thiuram as an occupational allergen. Med Pr. 2019;70(1):121–4
eISSN:2353-1339
ISSN:0465-5893
Journals System - logo
Scroll to top