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Environmental dermatitis: contact dermatitis from Pinus radiata.
The Medical Journal of Australia
|July 2, 1977
Summary
Pinus radiata sawdust can cause chronic industrial contact dermatitis. Australian healthcare practitioners should be aware of these occupational skin reactions.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Occupational Health
- Environmental Health
Background:
- Contact dermatitis is a common skin condition.
- Industrial exposure to wood dust can lead to occupational dermatitis.
- Pinus radiata is a widely used timber species.