1593 KB9 KB199220251993Battisti, M... G.Bevilacqua, B...Frati, C...Pizzutelli, G...letnik:2številka:4str. 124-126ISSN:1318-4458COBISSID_HOST:2646233URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-9B7XVC7DenSlovene Welding SocietyActa dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et AdriaticaAlopeciaBoric acidsColchicineCystineEtiologyOccupational diseasesThalliumTherapeutic useTherapyToxicityOccupational alopecia in various workers after exposure to chemical agents|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 beneficialTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZdruženje slovenskih dermatovenerologov