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Fiberglass, Dusts

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Production of fiberglass is increasing.

Airborne dermatitis may be caused by fiberglass.

Irritant contact dermatitis is usually caused by fibers greater in diameter.

Hardening is not prominent and may be less likely development atopics

Histopathology of dermatitis is nonspecific unless the fiberglass is itself visualized in the skin biopsy or skin tape stripping.

Treatment is nonspecific except for taking measures to curtail exposure to fiberglass and where possible to identify sources of exposure.

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  1. Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL, 33744, USA

    Dr. Daniel J. Hogan M.D. (Director of Bay Pines Dermatology Residency Program)

  2. Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL, 33722, USA

    Megan Morrison D.O. (Sub-investigator)

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  2. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  3. Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Swen-Malte John

  4. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Hogan, D.J., Morrison, M. (2012). Fiberglass, Dusts. In: Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., John, SM., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Kanerva's Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02035-3_38

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