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R J Rycroft

Publications and source records attributed to R J Rycroft.

At least 145 records · Page 8Linked to original sources
PubMed1977

Occupational scabies.

A localised epidemic of scabies lasting nearly a year occurred among crews on river pleasure craft. There was a sharp contrast between the paucity of scabietic lesions, especially burrows, and an unusually high infectivity. Scarcely a crew member was free from itching, yet individually diagnosis proved extremely difficult.

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PubMed1977

Eczema-2.

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Antigen-Antibody Reactions↗
PubMed1977

Eczema--1.

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Irritant dermatitis during the relining of a blast furnace.

An outbreak of dermatitis is reported amongst steel erectors, platers and welders working on the relining of a blast furnace. Evidence is produced for regarding this as an occupational primary irritant contact dermatitis.

Dermatitis, Contact↗
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Relapse of chromate dermatitis from sheet metal.

Galvanised sheet metal has previously been described as a source of chromate dermatitis (Fregert et al. 1970). We report a patient who appears to have been sensitised many years previously by an entirely different source of chromate, but whose resulting hand eczema has relapsed while handling galvanised sheet metal at work.

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PubMed1977

Chromate dermatitis from a boiler lining.

Chromate dermatitis is described in a mechanical fitter working inside boiler combustion chambers. A source of hexavalent chromate is traced to the action of the heat and alkaline fuel ash on trivalent chrome ore in parts of the refractory lining. Removal of the patient from this contact has resulted in almost complete clearing of his dermatitis, without any relapse, during a 9-month follow-up period.

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PubMed1976

Dermatitis.

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Dermatitis↗
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Atypical ichthyosiform erythrodernam deafness and keratitis. A report of two cases.

Two patients with ichthyosiform erythroderma of the same unusual but characteristic distribution are described. Both patients were born with perceptive deafness and developed severe vascularizing keratitis in early childhood. There is no family history of the disorder in either case. This syndrome is discussed in relation to previous reports of atypical ichthyosiform erythroderma associated with deafness.

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Environmental aspects of occupational dermatology.

In most cases occupational contact dermatitis is primarily caused by direct localised skin contact with chemical or physical agents, but its development may also depend on wider aspects of the occupational environment. Firstly, allergens may widely contaminate surfaces in sufficient quantity to elicit dermatitis; this is not as often true of irritants. Secondly, occupational contactants may enter the air as molecules, particles or droplets and elicit dermatitis. This can occur with irritants as well as allergens. Thirdly, low humidity of the air itself can cause dermatitis, as well as promoting the action of irritants and allergens on the skin. Specific examples are given of each of these wider environmental aspects and preventive methods are discussed.

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