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Letter: Allergic contact dermatitis from sculptured acrylic nails: special presentation with a possible airborne pattern.
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The cases demonstrate the variety of clinical presentations of allergic contact dermatitis from acrylic nails and show the need to warn patients of persistent and sometimes permanent side effects of these nails.Abstract:
Introduction Sculptured artificial acrylic nails are widely used in developed countries. Methylmethacrylate was first reported in 1941 as a cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Since then, occupational contact allergies to acrylates in dentistry, orthopedic surgery, printing industry and other industries have been reported. Objective We describe 3 patients with contact allergy to acrylates in artificial nails. Design and methods Patch tests with the Portuguese baseline series of contact allergens and an extended series of acrylates was applied. Results We observed three female patients with allergic contact dermatitis from sculptured acrylic nails. Two of these patients were both customers and also technical nail beauticians. Two patients developed periungual eczema; one patient presented only with eyelid dermatitis and no hand or periungual lesions. The tests showed positive reactions to 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (2-HEMA) and 2-hydroxypropylmethacrylate (2-HPMA) in three patients. Conclusion Our cases demonstrate the variety of clinical presentations of allergic contact dermatitis from acrylic nails. They show the need to warn patients of persistent and sometimes permanent side effects of these nails. They also emphasize the importance of cosmetic ingredient labeling.read more
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Cases of occupational dermatitis and asthma in beauticians that were reported to The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network from 1996 to 2011
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Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp - an Australian perspective: Insights to aid clinical practice.
TL;DR: A management outline is proposed to aid clinical practice, to improve the quality of life in the elderly, whilst providing insight into the current understanding and treatment of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp.
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[Manicurists and pedicurists - occupation group at high risk of work-related dermatoses]
Marta Kieć-Swierczyńska,Dorota Chomiczewska-Skóra,Dominika Swierczyńska-Machura,Beata Krecisz +3 more
TL;DR: Professional activities (manicure and pedicure, methods of nail stylization), occupational exposure and literature data on work-related adverse health effects in manicurists andpedicurists are presented.
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Airborne contact dermatitis and asthma in a nail art operator
TL;DR: The case of a nail art operator who developed occupational allergy to acrylates, manifested with the unusual simultaneous presence of asthma and dermatitis is reported.
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Screening survey of ocular, nasal, respiratory and skin symptoms in manicurists in Poland.
Marta Kieć-Świerczyńska,Dominika Świerczyńska-Machura,Dorota Chomiczewska-Skóra,Beata Krecisz,Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa +4 more
TL;DR: The frequency of workattributed irritant mucosal and skin symptoms among manicurists is high and exposure to acrylates is an important source of mucosal irritant reactions while occlusive gloves cause irritation of hand skin.
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Sensitization to acrylates is a common adverse reaction to artificial fingernails.
TL;DR: It is thought that one of the main risks from artificial nails (ANs) is contact allergy, and the number of adverse reactions to nail‐care products is thought to be high.
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Screening for contact allergy to artificial nails.
TL;DR: 27 patients (26 women and 1 man), all in contact with artificial nails, were tested for acrylic compounds, known to be present in nail cosmetics, and patch test results demonstrated that 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate and ethyl cyanoacrylated were the only 2 allergens needed to diagnose contact allergy to acrylic‐containing nail cosmetics.
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Allergic contact dermatitis to artificial fingernails prepared from UV light-cured acrylates
TL;DR: The omission of irritant methacrylic acid in UV-curable products does not reduce the high sensitizing potential of new acrylates, and all "hypoallergenic" products continue to include acrylate functional monomers and therefore continue to cause allergic sensitization.
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Occupational contact dermatitis in 2 dental technicians
TL;DR: 2 dental technicians, both with chronic hand eczema, reported worsening from the use of 2 products containing methyl methacrylate, employed in manufacturing acryline prostheses, and were advised still to use latex gloves during work.
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Occupational allergic contact dermatitis to hydroxyethyl methacrylate (2-HEMA) in a manicurist.
TL;DR: A problem in relation to the use of acrylates in artificial nail products may be lack of proper labelling, and cross-reactions between acrylate monomers occur.