[Acrylates as a significant source of occupational and non-occupational contact allergy]

The authors review the literature on the contact allergy to acrylate plastics used in many branches of industry, construction, dental prosthetics, conservative dentistry, orthopedics and also in the production of glue, binding materials, and lacquers, especially printer's ink. The most frequent sources of non-occupational allergy are presented. In addition, the authors draw attention to new allergy-producing chemical compounds, difficulties in the interpretation of skin test results, mostly because of polyvalence of allergy to acrylates, and to characteristic clinical picture of skin changes.