Abstract
PAPERMAKING, as the Chinese developed it almost 2,000 years ago, was a simple process using natural ingredients. The basic procedure involved breaking up raw materials such as straw, leaves, and rags into cellulose fibers. These fibers were suspended in water and formed into felted sheets with a filtering device. The modern paper-pulp industry has modified the basic process with various chemicals to refine and alter the wood pulp. It is a highly technical science requiring both natural and synthetic materials. The composition of the final product varies depending on the intended use, whether it be for writing, printing, wrapping, filtering, or cleaning. In this report, allergic contact dermatitis to a new paper product, carbonless copy paper, is documented. Report of a Case A 21-year-old woman had a 1 1/2-year history of an intermittent eruption of the face and neck (Fig 1). She worked as a clerk in a college registrar's
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