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Contact dermatitis and related dermatoses associated with petroleum recovery and use
1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
Abstract:
The author reviews the skin's structural and functional protections, and causal factors and clinical patterns of occupational skin disease. He then examines the literature concerning petroleum industry operations and petroleum-derived product use as they relate to skin disease. The chapter concludes with commentary on prevention and treatment of related skin disease.