Familial Eosinophilia

Abstract

found to consist principally of tin, iron and resin. The nature of the resin was that of a vinylite resin, but the exact composition of it could not be determined. Inquiry of the management of this cannery revealed the fact that about 10 per cent of the cans which they purchased were coated with a resin. Resinlined cans were used for fruits and juices that might be discolored by contact with tin. Among such fruits are cherries and raspberries. Inquiries from a cannery where no such cases had occurred showed that they did not use any resin-lined cans.Since the resin coating of cans is a comparatively recent process, and since no cases of dermatitis have been reported from tin or iron, it seems likely that this dermatitis was caused by sensitivity to the resin coating on the inside of the can, some

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