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BOYNTON H. BOOTH, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;70(6):803-804.

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THE CONTACTANTS known to produce allergic eczematous contact dermatitis are almost innumerable, but one commonplace article apparently unrecognized as a possible cause of skin eruptions is the bank check. Considering the vast number of exposures to checks, I believe the occurrence of contact dermatitis from them to be worthy of note.

REPORT OF CASES

CASE 1.—N. L., a white woman, aged 52, presented a subacute eczematous dermatitis on the dorsum of the fingers and hands, forearms, face, and neck.

She stated that the eruption was of four years' duration, that there had been numerous exacerbations and remissions, that these flare-ups occurred at weekly intervals, usually on Thursday and Friday, partially subsiding during the remainder of the week, and that Thursday and Friday were the days on which as a bookkeeper she prepared a weekly payroll. She had been an employee of the same firm for seven years, performing the same . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
INDIANAPOLIS

From the Department of Dermatology, Indiana University Medical School, and the Dermatologic Service, Indianapolis General Hospital.

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