Table 2--Biological Agents that Cause Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Agent Name |
CAS # |
Other Names |
| Animal-Derived Allergens | ||
| Farm animals | Cow dander | |
| Lanolin | 8006-54-0 | Wool alcohol, wool fat, wool wax, wool grease |
| Shellfish | ||
| Fish | ||
| Biological Enzymes | ||
| Fungal alpha-amylase | ||
| Fungal xylanase | ||
| Fungal cellulase | ||
| Papain | ||
| Plant-Derived Allergens | ||
| Eugenol | 97-53-0 | |
| Poison ivy/oak/sumac | Toxicodendron, Rhus | |
| Grain dust | ||
| Onions | ||
| Sesquiterpene lactones | Mum (Chrysanthemum indicum, C. morifolium), Liverwort (Frullania species), Ragweed and Feverfew (Ambrosia species) | |
| Primrose | Primula obconica; Goblet-primrose; Primula | |
| Pyrethrum | 8003-34-7 | Cinerin I or II, Jasmolin I or II, Pyrethrin I or II, Pyrethrum I or II [Note: Pyrethrum is a variable mixture of Cinerin, Jasmolin, and Pyrethrin.]; Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium |
| Garlic | ||
| Flour (wheat, rye and soya) | ||
| Tuliposide A | Peruvian lily, Tulip | |
| Henna | Lawsonia inermis, of the family Lythraceae | |
| Latex | Natural rubber latex | |
| Wood Dusts & Extracts | ||
| Abiruana | Lucuma spp. (Pouteria spp.); L. procera; guapeva; massarandube; massaranduba | |
| African mahogany | Khaya anthotheca | |
| African maple | Khaya grandiflora (African mahogany), Khaya ivorensis (Kahya mahogany), Khaya anthotheca (Krala), Khaya senegalensis (Dry zone mahogany) [Kanerva, p. 776] | |
| African zebrawood | Microberlinia spp. | |
| American mahogany | Swietenia mahogani; American mahoganies: Cuban, West Indian, Spanish; [Kanerva, p. 856] | |
| Anacardiaceae species | Cashew (Anacardium occidentale); Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); Indian marking nut (Semecarpus anacardium); Japanese lacquer (Rhus vernicifera); Mango (Mangifera idica); Rengas wood | |
| Ashwood | Fraxinus americana; Fraxinus spp.; ash | |
| Australian blackwood | Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. | |
| Australian silky oak | Grevillea robusta | |
| Balsam of Peru | ||
| Beech tar | Fagus species | |
| Birch tar | Betula verrucosa | |
| Brazilian box tree | Aspidosperma species | |
| Brazilian rosewood | Dalbergia nigra; Rio rosewood; Bahia rosewood; Jacaranda (pardo); Palissandre bresic; Rio-Palisander; grenadilla; caviuana; [Kanerva, p. 856] | |
| Brazilian walnut | Cordia goeldiana HUBER; Cordia gerascanthus; Cordia mellenii; Cordia platythyrsa BAKER; | |
| California redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | |
| Central American walnut | Juglans olanchana; Juglans spp.; walnut | |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamomum Zeylanicum | |
| Coco | Brya Ebenus DC | |
| Cocobolo | Dalbergia retusa | |
| Colophony | 1065-31-2 | Abeitic acid, tall oil, abitol, gum rosin, rosin gum |
| Ebony wood | Diospyros crassiflora | |
| Indian rosewood | Dalbergia latifolia | |
| Iroko | Chlorophora excelsa | |
| Jelutong | Dyera costulata | |
| Juniper tar | Juniperus oxycedrus, oil of cade, empyreumatic oil of juniper, Haarlem oil, Harlem oil, Tilly drops, Holland balsam, Silver drops, Silver balsam, Kaparlem, Caparlem | |
| Milo wood | Thespesia populnea | |
| Pau marfim | Balfourodendron riedelianum | |
| Pine dust and tar | Pinus species | |
| Ramin | Gonystylus bancanus | |
| Spruce wood | Picea species | |
| Tali wood | Missanda | |
| Tatajuba wood | Grapia; Apuleia leiocarpa | |
| Teak wood | Tectonia grandis | |
| Western red cedar | Thuja plicata | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Foods that cause contact urticaria | ||
Revised: May 30, 2018
