A 35-year-old machinist developed hand eczema from contact allergy to dibutylthiourea, a compound found in a paint and glue remover. Light and electron microscopy of his positive patch test was consistent with allergic contact dermatitis, showing Langerhans cell-mononuclear cell contacts
[A case of allergy to dibutylthiourea caused by diver's footgear (author's transl)].
J Foussereau et al.
Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt. Occupation and environment, 30(2), 58-59 (1982-01-01)
Ethylbutylthiourea (EBTU) is an accelerator used in the production of chloroprene (neoprene) rubber. EBTU occurs in a mixture with diethylthiourea (DETU) and dibutylthiourea (DBTU) in the accelerator. An analytical method originally developed for analysis of zinc dithiocarbamates in rubber has
Occupational airborne allergic contact dermatitis from dibutylthiourea.
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