Mites behind papular urticaria in Katrina workers.(Allgergic Contact Dermatitis)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News
Publication Date: 01-FEB-08
Author: Sullivan, Michele G.
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Mites that had taken up residence in previously flooded wooden huts probably caused a rash of papular urticaria that swept through a group of workers repairing hurricane-damaged military buildings, according to Rebecca Noe and her colleagues.
More than 40% of the workers assigned to repair a military base in Louisiana experienced at least one of four dermatoses in a 2-month period. Most of those rashes (66%) were a...
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