Contact allergy to finished woods in furniture and furnishings: a small allergic contact dermatitis epidemic to western red cedar in sauna interior decoration

Huilaja, Laura; Kubin, Minna E.; Riekki, Riitta

doi:10.1111/jdv.12937

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“…However, also softwoods can cause contact allergy, as illustrated by 3 Finnish cases who became sensitised to Western red cedar ( Thuja plicata ) in a sauna. Interestingly, colophonium included in the baseline series was positive in just one of the cases, while sawdust moistened with water caused ++ reactions and provided the diagnosis [ 193 ].…”

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Contact Allergy: A Review of Current Problems from a Clinical Perspective

Uter

Werfel

White

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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Contact allergy is common, affecting 27% of the general population in Europe. Original publications, including case reports, published since 2016 (inclusive) were identified with the aim of collating a full review of current problems in the field. To this end, a literature search employing methods of systematic reviewing was performed in the Medline® and Web of Science™ databases on 28 January 2018, using the search terms (“contact sensitization” or “contact allergy”). Of 446 non-duplicate publications identified by above search, 147 were excluded based on scrutiny of title, abstract and key words. Of the remaining 299 examined in full text, 291 were deemed appropriate for inclusion, and main findings were summarised in topic sections. In conclusion, diverse sources of exposures to chemicals of widely-differing types and structures, continue to induce sensitisation in man and may result in allergic contact dermatitis. Many of the chemicals are “evergreen” but others are “newcomers”. Vigilance and proper investigation (patch testing) are required to detect and inform of the presence of these haptens to which our populations remain exposed.

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Contact Allergy: A Review of Current Problems from a Clinical Perspective

Uter

Werfel

White

et al. 2018

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“…Though, its wood is hard and heavy, yet it needs care and attention when drying to prevent warping. Huilaja et al, [18] inferred noxious and detrimental reactions pertaining to Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) in the form of Dermatitis along with allergic diseases like rhinitis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis and allergic asthma.…”

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Understanding Consumers’ Perceptions of Wood Quality Assessment in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Zubair

Abbas²,

Hussain³

et al. 2022

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Quality assessment regarding purchase of wood and wood-based products is inevitable to protect consumers for incurring losses. The present research was focused to enable consumer to assess quality woods. Questionnaire containing qualitative and quantitative information were prepared and face-to-face interviews were conducted. Respondents were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Data was gathered from 120 respondents, operating in Multan city, Punjab, Pakistan, and analyzed using SPSS-21 software. The study was conducted using survey research which is accomplished in three steps namely (1) questionnaires were assembled; (2) respondents were selected using purposive sampling and kept sample size as 120; (3) interviews were conducted using a well-constructed questionnaire containing wealth of quantitative and quantitative information. Variables used for quality assessment were durability, resistance to splitting, elasticity, hardness, color and weight. Results revealed that regarding choice of species for furniture making, Dalbergia sissoo and Cedrus deodara were equally most preferred species while Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Mangifera indica were least preferred based on perceived quality assessment indicators. Wood design is perceived as more effective factor in choice of wooden furniture. Respondents’ self-reports identified wood breakage as main problem mostly occurred between 2-10 years of furniture use and furniture replacement followed by repair and polish are reported as possible solutions. Regarding safety and economic use, trucks were considered efficient in wood transportation especially in bulk quantity and for transportation to shorter distances, motor cart remained preferred for economic reasons. It was concluded to develop wood quality standards for raw wood and furniture for easy choice for quality woods and furniture.

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