Author/Editor		Frati, C; Bevilacqua, B; Battisti, MG; Pizzutelli, G
Title		Occupational alopecia in various workers after exposure to chemical agents
Type		članek
Source		Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Panon Adriat
Vol. and No.		Letnik 2, št. 4
Publication year		1993
Volume		str. 124-6
Language		eng
Abstract		It is pointed out that the importance of professional alopecia may sometimes be underestimated. Different types of professional alopecia depending on the causal agent are distinguished: physical, chemical, biological. and pharmacological. In 48 out of 51 patients we fotmd no professional aetiology. On the contrary, in 3 out of 51 patients we were able to detect an exogenous professional agent causing alopecia. The agents involved in our 3 cases of professional alopecia were: boric acid salts, thallium salts, and colchicine. In all 3 patients there was no evidence of intlammatory lesions, telangectasia or scars. The complete resolution of the disease after removing the specific causal agent conf'irmed an exogenous aetiology. Treatment with cystine seems to have been beneficial.
Descriptors		ALOPECIA OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES BORIC ACIDS THALLIUM COLCHICINE CYSTINE