Contact dermatitis--itchy skin due to contact with something you're allergic to. Starting earlier this week the underside of my wrists and forearms began to itch. Looking closely I saw tiny black dots covering tiny red bumps. Now that the weather has warmed (98 degress!) I've been wearing short sleeve shirts when doing wet plate. It looks like I'm getting tiny splatters of silver nitrate on me, and the thinner more sensitive skin is reacting. I'm able to tame it down with some HC 1% cream for a couple of days, but I am bit worried. Don't know if the allergy could progress. So, I think I'm going to start wearing a lightweight long sleeved shirt. I've heard of people becoming allergic to b&w chemicals but not silver nitrate. I'm guessing the splatters are coming when I open and close the lid on my tank.
Kent in SD
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