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List some other types of OSDs and give examples of their causes.

Folliculitis or acne (e.g., due to greases and oils)
Chemical-related depigmentation (e.g., due to germicidal phenolic detergents)
Lichen planus (e.g., from photographic developing agents)
Granulomas (e.g., due to silica or beryllium dust)
Infections (e.g., a dentist contracting herpetic whitlow from a patient with oral herpes)
Photodermatoses (e.g., due to celery psoralens in agricultural workers)
Contact urticaria (e.g., due to latex gloves in hospital workers)

Adams R: Occupational skin disease, ed 3, Philadelphia, 1999, WB Saunders.