Occupational contact dermatitis of the irritant type with sudden onset was observed in a group of 30 billposters after the introduction of two new pastes. The lesions were most likely caused by acetone-formaldehyde resins, impurities of pentachlorophenol, solvents such as acetone and the alkalinity of one paste.
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