Research Article

Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing

Table 6

The allergens with the most frequent concomitant positive reactions in the TRUE Test.

Concomitant reactions Sewing workers Ironing workers Managers
Number(%)Number(%)Number(%)

Epoxy resin (0.05 mg cm−2) and -tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin (0.045 mg cm−2)71414.217.1
Nickel sulfate (0.20 mg cm−2) and cobalt dichloride (0.02 mg cm−2)5101354.200
Nickel sulfate (0.20 mg cm−2) and potassium dichromate (0.023 mg cm−2)510312.500
Colophony (1.20 mg cm−2) and -tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin (0.045 mg cm−2)81600428.6
Colophony (1.20 mg cm−2) and epoxy resin (0.05 mg cm−2)7140017.1
Potassium dichromate (0.023 mg cm−2) and cobalt dichloride (0.02 mg cm−2)36312.500