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Collection of instrument-related allergic, irritant, and traumatic skin conditions that may occur in musicians |
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| Instrument |
Allergic noxae |
Irritant/traumatic noxae |
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| violin, viola |
allergic contact dermatitis to colophony, nickel, propolis, chromium, exotic woods
para-phenylenediamine |
"fiddler's neck", Garrod's pads, finger dermatitis and callosities |
| cello, (contra) bass |
allergic contact dermatitis to nickel, para-phenylenediamine colophony, propolis |
"cellist's chest", "cellist's knee" "cello scrotum"(?), finger dermatitis and callosities |
| woodwind instruments (flute, clarinet saxophone etc.) |
allergic contact dermatitis to nickel, exotic woods, cane reeds |
"flautist's chin", "clarinetist's cheilitis" etc., lip callosities |
| brass instruments (trumpet, horn etc.) |
allergic contact dermatitis to nickel, chromium |
cheilitis, lip callosities, facial soft tissue changes (Satchmo's syndrome), lip atrophy
and ischaemia |
| harmonica |
allergic contact dermatitis to nickel, chromium |
cheilitis |
| guitar, bass guitar sitar etc. |
allergic contact dermatitis to nickel, chromium, para-phenylenediamine |
"guitar nipple", finger dermatitis and callosities, paronychia |
| harp |
allergic contact dermatitis to chromium |
finger dermatitis and callosities, paronychia, onycholysis |
| piano, keyboards |
finger dermatitis, paronychia, onycholysis |
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| drums, percussion |
callosities ("drummer's digit), finger dermatitis, skin trauma (blisters, ulceration
etc.) |
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Gambichler et al. BMC Dermatology 2004 4:3 doi:10.1186/1471-5945-4-3 |
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