Biomaterial Database

Contact urticaria from xylene. 1998

R R Weiss, and C Mowad

Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.

Xylene is widely used in medical technology, but there are many concerns about its safety. A 52-year-old woman, employed as a histotechnician, presented with burning, swollen hands. Patch testing and a visit to her place of work confirmed exposure and sensitivity, in the form of contact urticaria, to xylene. The use of xylene-resistant gloves resulted in clearing of the dermatitis. Establishing the diagnosis of contact urticaria from xylene allowed the patient to be cured of her dermatitis and continue working.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009783	Dermatitis, Occupational	A recurrent contact dermatitis caused by substances found in the work place.	Occupational Dermatitis,Dermatosis, Industrial,Industrial Dermatosis,Dermatitides, Occupational,Dermatoses, Industrial,Industrial Dermatoses,Occupational Dermatitides
D005260	Female		Females
D006229	Hand Dermatoses	Skin diseases involving the HANDS.	Hand Dermatosis,Dermatoses, Hand,Dermatosis, Hand
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014581	Urticaria	A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized increase of vascular permeability. The causative mechanism may be allergy, infection, or stress.	Hives,Urticarial Wheals,Urticarial Wheal,Urticarias,Wheal, Urticarial,Wheals, Urticarial
D014992	Xylenes	A family of isomeric, colorless aromatic hydrocarbon liquids, that contain the general formula C6H4(CH3)2. They are produced by the destructive distillation of coal or by the catalytic reforming of petroleum naphthenic fractions. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)	Dimethylbenzenes,Xylene
D017056	Medical Laboratory Personnel	Health care professionals, technicians, and assistants staffing LABORATORIES in research or health care facilities.	Clinical Laboratory Personnel,Clinical Laboratory Scientists,Clinical Laboratory Technicians,Medical Laboratory Assistants,Medical Laboratory Scientists,Medical Laboratory Technicians,Medical Technologists,Assistant, Medical Laboratory,Assistants, Medical Laboratory,Clinical Laboratory Personnels,Clinical Laboratory Scientist,Clinical Laboratory Technician,Laboratory Assistant, Medical,Laboratory Assistants, Medical,Laboratory Personnel, Clinical,Laboratory Personnel, Medical,Laboratory Personnels, Clinical,Laboratory Personnels, Medical,Laboratory Scientist, Clinical,Laboratory Scientist, Medical,Laboratory Scientists, Clinical,Laboratory Scientists, Medical,Laboratory Technician, Clinical,Laboratory Technician, Medical,Laboratory Technicians, Clinical,Laboratory Technicians, Medical,Medical Laboratory Assistant,Medical Laboratory Personnels,Medical Laboratory Scientist,Medical Laboratory Technician,Medical Technologist,Personnel, Clinical Laboratory,Personnel, Medical Laboratory,Personnels, Clinical Laboratory,Personnels, Medical Laboratory,Scientist, Clinical Laboratory,Scientist, Medical Laboratory,Scientists, Clinical Laboratory,Scientists, Medical Laboratory,Technician, Clinical Laboratory,Technician, Medical Laboratory,Technicians, Clinical Laboratory,Technicians, Medical Laboratory,Technologist, Medical,Technologists, Medical
D017449	Dermatitis, Allergic Contact	A contact dermatitis due to allergic sensitization to various substances. These substances subsequently produce inflammatory reactions in the skin of those who have acquired hypersensitivity to them as a result of prior exposure.	Allergic Contact Dermatitis,Dermatitis, Allergic Eczematous,Dermatitis, Contact, Allergic,Allergic Contact Dermatitides,Allergic Eczematous Dermatitides,Allergic Eczematous Dermatitis,Contact Dermatitides, Allergic,Contact Dermatitis, Allergic,Dermatitides, Allergic Contact,Dermatitides, Allergic Eczematous,Eczematous Dermatitides, Allergic,Eczematous Dermatitis, Allergic