Occupational purpuric textile dermatitis from formaldehyde resins.

This article focuses on occupational purpuric textile dermatitis from formaldehyde resins. A man aged 55 years with no relevant family or previous history, had been working in a textile factory for 15 years, in charge of a special section for the recovery of wool residues obtained from other sections of the same factory. This wool is not pure but with synthetic fibers. The patient had contact with only these wools. After 4 months small petechial and purpuric lesions appeared on the face and the dorsum of the fingers of both hands.