Abstract
Two printers developed allergic contact dermatitis of the hands and forearms. The first worker, a silk screener, was allergic to multifunctional acrylic monomers in ultraviolet light-cured printing ink. The second worker, an offset pressman, was sensitive to paratertiary-butylphenol formaldehyde resin found in conventional volatile ink. Knowledge of different printing ink technologies is required to evaluate the symptoms of these workers and to identify the causes of their dermatitis.
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