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Dermatitis in the microelectronics industry. 1986

R M Adams

Many of the chemicals used in the semiconductor industry are strong skin irritants, and several are capable of readily inducing contact allergic sensitization. In plants in which state-of-the-art equipment is used, the hazards to production workers are minimal today, but those workers who clean, repair, and maintain equipment remain at special risk. The major potential cutaneous hazards of each step in the production of microchips are the subject of this article.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D003872	Dermatitis	Any inflammation of the skin.	Dermatitides
D003877	Dermatitis, Contact	A type of acute or chronic skin reaction in which sensitivity is manifested by reactivity to materials or substances coming in contact with the skin. It may involve allergic or non-allergic mechanisms.	Contact Dermatitis,Dermatitis Venenata,Eczema, Contact,Hypersensitivity, Contact,Sensitivity, Contact,Contact Dermatitides,Contact Eczema,Contact Hypersensitivities,Contact Hypersensitivity,Contact Sensitivities,Contact Sensitivity,Dermatitides, Contact,Hypersensitivities, Contact,Sensitivities, Contact
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000485	Allergens	Antigen-type substances that produce immediate hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE).	Allergen
D012666	Semiconductors	Materials that have a limited and usually variable electrical conductivity. They are particularly useful for the production of solid-state electronic devices.	Semiconductor