Allergic contact dermatitis from medium‐densitybreboard containing melamine‐formaldehyde resin

Occupational airborne allergic contact dermatitis from medium‐density fibreboard containing phenol‐formaldehyde resin‐2 (PFR‐2)

“…To our knowledge, this has not been previously reported. There has only been 1 previous case report of airborne allergic contact dermatitis from MDF, and in this case, the allergen was melamine‐formaldehyde resin (5).…”

Allergic contact dermatitis from urea‐formaldehyde resin in medium‐density fibreboard (MDF)

“…However, MDF, a composite of wood and resin, is a relatively new joinery material and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) from it was first reported as recently as 1999, where the allergen was identified as melamine‐formaldehyde resin (1). In the only other reported case of ACD from MDF, the allergen was phenol‐formaldehyde resin‐2 (PFR‐2; 2).…”

Avocational Contact Dermatitis—Pearls for Recognition and Management

“…It is manufactured by combining wood fragments together with a wax and resin binder under high temperature and pressure. The binding agents often contain formaldehyde or formaldehyde-based resins such as melamine-formaldehyde resin [17]. Patch testing with formaldehyde 1 % aqueous, melamine formaldehyde resin 7 % petrolatum, and quaternium-15 1 % petrolatum may be used to screen for suspected allergy to MDF.…”