Fiberglass Dermatitis

Fibreglass dermatitis in a caravan manufacturer manifesting as prurigo nodularis

“…Reported clinical presentations include papules, vesicles, excoriations, erythema, lichenification, and desquamation, typically involving the hands, face, forearms, and skin folds . Rare cases have been described as purpuric, urticarial, granuloma anulare, or erythema multiforme‐like . Sometimes, fibreglass has been spread through laundering of fibreglass‐contaminated clothes…”

Contact Sensitisation to Para-Tertiary Butylphenol Formaldehyde Resin Possibly Due to Glass Wool Exposure

“…Finishing of fibres, however, may cause allergic contact dermatitis or cutaneous sensitisation. The most important allergens are resins [5,6]. No other professional contacts with PTBR-FR were found in this patient, and this is why a sensitisation due to contact with finished glass wool was suspected.…”

Fiberglass dermatitis: clinical presentations, prevention, and treatment – a review of literatures

“…Fiberglass dermatitis, initially described by Sulzberger and Baer in 1942, is a common occupational condition caused by mechanical irritation from penetration of fiberglass particles into the skin . The materials used to make fiberglass include glass, feldspar, soda ash, and sand.…”