Length matters: Use of polyethylene glove liners to prevent allergic contact dermatitis to rubber accelerators.

Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; case report; dithiocarbamates; gloves; nitrile/neoprene rubber; polyethylene; rubber accelerators; thiurams EN allergic contact dermatitis case report dithiocarbamates gloves nitrile/neoprene rubber polyethylene rubber accelerators thiurams 321 322 2 03/16/22 20220401 NES 220401 CASE REPORT A 44-year-old woman with atopic diathesis who worked as a cleaner of hospital beds presented with longstanding hand dermatitis. The shorter PE glove - despite having almost the same length as the disposable protective glove - tended to slip causing direct skin contact at the wrist with the protective glove containing dithiocarbamates (Figure 1C). [Extracted from the article]