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A NEW INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL DERMATITIS

Authors: KARL O. STINGILN, M.D.

Abstract

SUMM ARY(1) Sodium tetrachlorphenoxide used in the lumber industry is toxic to persons who come in contact with the material for any length of time.(2) The skin lesions last over a period of years. Their chronicity is probably due to an underlying fungus infection.(1) Sodium tetrachlorphenoxide should always be considered a possible etiologic agent in making a diagnosis of a skin disease among lumber workers.

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