Consideration of the work environment in a case of an industrial homeworker with allergic contact dermatitis by UV-curing acrylic resin

We report a case of an industrial homeworker diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis by UV-curing acrylic resin for crafts. Approximately 2 months after a female in her 40s started producing handicrafts using resin, itchy desquamative erythema and vesicles occurred on her eyelids and palms. The course of the symptoms suggested that her dermatitis was occupational origin. Interviews regarding the work environment indicated that her employer did not adequately explain the hazards of resin. An inappropriate work environment may have led to the development of allergy. For industrial homeworkers, managing chemical exposures is predicted to be challenging. However, the expansion of the handmade market and the spread of craft resin increase opportunities for exposure to resin. In order to prevent the spread of health problems, appropriate information should be provided regarding the hazards of resin.