Dahlgren James G, Talbott Patrick J
James Dahlgren Medical, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
Toxicol Ind Health. 2018 Apr;34(4):262-269. doi: 10.1177/0748233717750982. Epub 2018 Mar 19.
We report two cases of formaldehyde-containing hair straighteners causing new onset asthma. Formaldehyde has been reported to cause asthma in other settings. The purpose of this article is to examine two cases of asthma in hairdressers exposed to hair smoothing products and to review the relevant literature on formaldehyde exposure and asthma. The results indicated that both subjects developed asthma from repeated occupational exposure to formaldehyde during hair treatments. Both subjects became unable to tolerate hair straightening activity in their vicinity. Formaldehyde-containing hair smoothing products are sources of exposure, and the risk of developing asthma is high in salon settings where hair straightening is performed using formaldehyde.
我们报告了两例因使用含甲醛直发剂而引发新发哮喘的病例。据报道，甲醛在其他环境中也可导致哮喘。本文旨在研究两例接触头发柔顺产品的美发师哮喘病例，并回顾有关甲醛暴露与哮喘的相关文献。结果表明，两名受试者均因在头发护理过程中反复职业性接触甲醛而患上哮喘。两名受试者在其附近都无法耐受直发活动。含甲醛的头发柔顺产品是暴露源，在使用甲醛进行直发的美发店环境中，患哮喘的风险很高。
