Publication details
Allergic contact dermatitis in methotrexate manufacture
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Contact Dermatitis |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Dermatovenerology |
| Keywords | 2,4-diamino-6-chloromethylpteridine hydrochloride; 2,4-diamino-6-hydroxymethylpteridine hydrochloridemethotrexate;airborne; allergic contact dermatitis; cross-sensitivity; occupational; pharmaceutical manufacture |
| Description | A 34-year-old production engineer in the manufacture of methotrexate (MTX) presented with acute eczema on the face and neck. Patch tests were performed. Reactions to DACHMPT and to DAHMPT and MTX were detected. The dermatitis was reported as occupational. |