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Contact Allergy to Paint and Lacquers

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Paints, lacquers, and varnishes are used for various purposes and contain a broad spectrum of allergens due to their complex composition. Solvent-based paints, high-solid paints, and water-based paints are frequently used in almost all areas. Powder coatings are mainly applied in mechanical engineering/tool manufacture/electrical engineering, and in vehicle construction, dispersion paints are almost exclusively processed by house painters and infrequently in the wood industry. Potential allergens are binders (acrylate resins, epoxy resins, polyurethanes, isocyanates, and natural resins), dyes, pigments, fillers, plasticizers, solvents, and additives (biocides).

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Vivantes Hospital Neukölln, Berlin, Germany

    Uwe Hillen

  2. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Andrea Bauer

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  2. Federal Institute for Vaccines & Biomed, Paul Ehrlich Institut Federal Institute for Vaccines & Biomed, Langen, Bayern, Germany

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  3. Institut le Bel Labo. Dermatochimie, Strasbourg CX, France

    Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin

  4. Hautklinik, Städtische Kliniken Dortmund Klinikzentrum Mitte, Dortmund, Germany

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Hillen, U., Bauer, A. (2020). Contact Allergy to Paint and Lacquers. In: Johansen, J., Mahler, V., Lepoittevin, JP., Frosch, P. (eds) Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72451-5_78-2

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    Contact Allergy to Paint and Lacquers
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