Abstract
A new occupational disorder characterized by skin sclerosis is described. This disease developed acutely in workmen exposed to the vapor of epoxy resins. Based on animal experiments, an amine [bis(4-amino-3-methyl-cyclohexyl) methane] is suspected of being the causative agent of the skin sclerosis.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cyclohexylamines / toxicity
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Epoxy Resins / toxicity*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Muscles / pathology
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Occupational Diseases / chemically induced*
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Polymers
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Scleroderma, Systemic / chemically induced*
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Sclerosis
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Skin / pathology
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Vinyl Chloride / toxicity
Substances
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Cyclohexylamines
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Epoxy Resins
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Polymers
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Vinyl Chloride