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Evaluation of detergent-induced irritant skin reactions by visual scoring and transepidermal water loss measurement
R A Tupker1, J Pinnagoda, P J Coenraads
1Occupational Dermatology Unit, State University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Dermatologic Clinics
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Transepidermal water loss measurements proved to be more accurate and sensitive than visual scoring in discriminating the irritating action of detergents on the skin. Further, the baseline transepidermal water loss might be a reliable indicator of an individual's susceptibility to weak irritants.