Impact of occupational contact allergy to Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) in cases of occupational skin disease [Auswirkung einer berufsbedingten Kontaktallergie gegen Iodpropinylbutylcarbamat (IPBC) bei der BK 5101]

Abstract

This recommendation helps to assess the impact of an occupationally acquired contact allergy to Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) on the reduction of the earning capacity in cases of occupational skin disease according to No. 5101 of the German list of occupational diseases. IPBC is being used as preservative in paper production, wood preservatives, water-based paints and varnishes, water-miscible metalworking fluids, cleaning agents and household products as well as in cosmetics and body care products. Allergologically relevant occupational exposure to IPBC may occur in paint and paper production, in painters, woodworkers, and metalworkers and in professionals exposed to cosmetics and body care products. Impact of an occupationally acquired sensitization to IPBC typically is low, because IPBC-sensitive patients are not inevitably excluded from all of the above mentioned occupational fields. © 2012 Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle.