Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis Caused by Mercaptobenzothiazole in <scp>DS2</scp> Dust Mask Straps During the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Pandemic: A Study of Outbreak and Proposal of Safer Alternatives
Occupational allergic contact dermatitis due to 2-mercaptobenzothiazole in Mask A straps was diagnosed in eight cases. All affected individuals successfully switched to alternative masks without recurrence.
Authors
- Tsuyoshi Kawakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3661-7657)
- Shigeruko Iijima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9945-7064)
- Maiko Tahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8110-325X)
- Nobuko Sasaki
- Kayoko Matsunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-3006)
- Masayo Kimura
- Yoko Mori
- Fumiko Miyazawa
Institutions
- Suzuki (Japan) (JP)
- Fujita Health University (JP)
- Japan Medical Association (JP)
- Kariya Toyota General Hospital (JP)
- National Institute of Health Sciences (JP)
- Saiseikai Ibaraki Hospital (JP)
- Ryutsu Keizai University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contact Dermatitis
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.70007
- Primary Topic
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00