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Chae, Lee, Lee, Kim, Lee, Shin, and Moon: Exfoliative Dermatitis and Toxic Hepatitis Associated with Occupational Exposure to Trichloroethylene

Abstract

A 28-year-old male began working as a degreaser. The solvent used in the degreasing operation was trichloroethylene. Over the next month the man experienced fever, chills, and an erythematous skin rash and itching. At that time he had a marked elevation in his liver enzyme, with cholestasis. Over the next few days the rash persisted then peeled. There was an elevation of Ig E, and a positive patch test reaction to trichloroethylene. His dermatitis and hepatitis were considered to be mediated by a hypersensitivity mechanism.

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