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Table 4–1. Published case reports, case series, and health hazard evaluations involving exposure to CCP or CCP components

Authors	Country	Number of cases	Symptoms[1]
Magnusson 1974	Sweden	15	Itching and dryness of skin, lips, tip of nose, eyes; burning or dryness of mouth
Hannuksela 1975	Sweden	20	Eczema
Wahlberg 1975	Sweden	NR[2]	"Problems"
Hirvonen et al. 1976	Sweden	32	Skin irritation
Maggio et al. 1978	Italy	NR	Acne, headaches, nausea
Andanson et al. 1979	France	27	Skin symptoms (pruritus of uncovered areas on hands, face, forearms, thorax, and legs); eye symptoms (pruritus, conjunctival hyperemia with tearing and photophobia); respiratory system symptoms (pruritus, burning, prickling, dysphagia, throat constriction, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, glottal edema, asthma)
Calnan 1979, 1981	United Kingdom	Several	Itchy hands, swollen eyelids, headaches
		2	Burning face and forehead, fatigue, thirst, sore throat and tongue, chills, aching limbs, small itchy blisters on palms
		4	Burning lips and tongue, sore eyes, dry throat and skin
	Japan	1	Nausea, sore eyes and throat, skin irritation
		1	Dry throat
		1	Facial rash
		1	Rash on hands
	England	4	Dry, burning lips, and tongue; stinging, running eyes and nose; dry, cracked skin on hands; facial rash; chest tightness
Cronin 1980	United Kingdom	4	Eczema

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See footnotes at end of table.

1. Symptoms were observed in one or more subjects. Exact numbers are supplied in parentheses if they were reported.
2. Abbreviations: NA=not available; NR=not reported.