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Fiberglass Dermatitis

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Glass fibers, the man-made vitreous fibers (MMVF), represent a subgroup of the so-called man-made mineral fibers (MMMF) and include glass fibers and glass wool. (TIMA 1991; Stam-Westerveld 1996). Fiberglass consists of single continuous filaments, sometimes very long, which can be processed using the techniques typical of the textile industry to produce fabrics and can be gathered together to produce felts or cut in pieces of shorter length (Björnberg 1985, Konzen 1987).

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  1. Section of Dermatology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 aA, 00250, Helsinki, Finland

    Lasse Kanerva M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  3. Department of Occupational Dermatology and the National Institute for Working Life, Karolinska Hospital, 11776, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan E. Wahlberg M.D., Ph.D.

  4. School of Medicine, University of California, Box 0989, Surge 100, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0989, USA

    Howard I. Maibach M.D.

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Sertoli, A., Francalanci, S., Giorgini, S. (2004). Fiberglass Dermatitis. In: Kanerva, L., Elsner, P., Wahlberg, J.E., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Condensed Handbook of Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18556-4_5

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