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Patch testing with cement containing iron sulfate.

M Bruze·S Fregert·B Gruvberger
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Addition of iron sulfate to cement means transformation of water-soluble hexavalent chromium into nonwater-soluble trivalent chromium. This has been the basis for preventive measures concerning sensitization to hexavalent chromium (chromate) in cement. For some years, iron sulfate has been added to cement manufactured in the Scandinavian countries. In the present in vivo study, cements with and without iron sulfate were compared concerning their capacity to elicit allergic patch-test reactions in eight chromate-hypersensitive individuals. No patch-test reactions were obtained from a water extract of cement with iron sulfate when appropriately buffered.

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M Bruze, S Fregert, B Gruvberger. 1990. Patch testing with cement containing iron sulfate.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2137395/

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