Contact Allergy to Plastic Materials and Glues

Aalto‐Korte, Kristiina; Suuronen, Katri

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36335-2_79

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“…The styrene exposure causes headache, fatigue, and color vision problem in PGMF workers [29,30]. Chemical additives and heavy metals used in the plastic product can cause skin allergy, dermatitis, skin vesicle, insomnia, nausea, bone pain, joint pain, and allergy-related nasal discharge with mucosal congestion [26,[31][32][33]. Exposure to Teflon pyrolytic gases in the plastic industry causes pulmonary edema, chest pain, and shortness of breathing [34].…”

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Respiratory, Neurological and Other Health Outcomes among Plastic Factory Workers in Gazipur, Bangladesh

Das

Rahman

Husna

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AJMAH

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Background: Approximately three thousand plastic goods manufacturing factories (PGMF) are currently operating in Bangladesh involving numerous workers. Associated health problems of these workers are largely unknown. The key objectives of the current study were identifying plastic chemical exposures related health outcomes in these workers and comparing these outcomes before and after their joining in PGMFs. In addition, we aimed to investigate the relationships between work duration and the prevalence of health ailments among workers. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out among factory workers (n=405) at six PGMFs in Gazipur district in Bangladesh. A simple random sampling method had been applied to select participants and data on their self-reported exposures to chemicals and associated respiratory, neurological, and other multiple health outcomes were collected through a validated questionnaire survey. Data were analyzed using different descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The categorical variables and continuous variables were interpreted using frequency distribution and standard deviation (SD) respectively. A Pearson chi-square (χ2) test was applied to evaluate the correlation between work duration and health outcomes. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant statistically. Results: The average age and work duration of the workers were 25.63±6.85 and 3.49±3.53 years, respectively, implying that most workers were young, and spent over 10% of their lifetime in PGMFs work. Most common health outcomes reported by the workers were nasal discharges: 60 (14.9%), headaches: 76 (18.9%), fatigues: 112 (27.8%), losses of appetites: 108 (26.8%), urination problems: 61 (13.1%), losses of body weights: 102 (25.3%), and nervousness: 70 (17.4%). Among the common health outcomes only headache (p=0.005); fatigue (p=0.04); urination problem (p=<0.0001), and nervousness (p=0.004) were significantly associated with the work duration. Furthermore, except for hypertension and tarry stool, all health outcomes among workers differ significantly before and after joining in PGMFs. Conclusion: This study first time identified important health outcomes of the PGMFs workers and generated baseline information on common health outcomes of the PGMFs workers in developing countries like Bangladesh. However, it might be important to identify potential causes of such health outcomes in PGMFs workers considering both biomarkers of exposures and real-time environmental samples to understand the disease pathology and to recommend mitigation measures to be taken by occupational health policymakers and practitioners in developing countries.

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Respiratory, Neurological and Other Health Outcomes among Plastic Factory Workers in Gazipur, Bangladesh

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Rahman

Husna

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Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Orton,

Stone

2024

Rook's Textbook of Dermatology

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Allergic contact dermatitis is considered to be a prototype of delayed hypersensitivity reactions requiring two phases – induction and elicitation. The amount of allergen per skin surface area is the key factor that determines the risk of induction. Exposure‐related factors that influence the elicitation phase include allergen concentration (dose), duration and frequency of exposure, the matrix, the presence of irritants and the region of application. A diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis requires careful evaluation of a patient's clinical history when the suspicion is aroused, physical examination, and various types of skin testing (patch testing, photopatch testing and repeat open application tests. During the last few decades much effort has been put into standardisation of allergens, vehicles, test concentrations and the scoring of test reactions. This chapter provides information on the diagnosis and management of allergic contact dermatitis and information on the major allergens involved in regional dermatitis.

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Contact Allergy to Plastic Materials and Glues

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Respiratory, Neurological and Other Health Outcomes among Plastic Factory Workers in Gazipur, Bangladesh

Respiratory, Neurological and Other Health Outcomes among Plastic Factory Workers in Gazipur, Bangladesh

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