Open AccessAllergic contact dermatitis caused by Solvent Orange 60 dye in the temple tips of eyeglasses and a review of cases of eyeglass allergic contact dermatitis
Author(s) -
Nishihara Seiko,
Kozuka Takehito,
Sasaki Kazumi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous immunology and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.127
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2574-4593
DOI - 10.1002/cia2.12009
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , orange (colour) , contact dermatitis , allergen , irritant contact dermatitis , medicine , solvent , patch testing , patch test , allergy , chemistry , organic chemistry , immunology , food science
Background A 57‐year‐old Japanese woman developed eczematous skin lesions behind both ears 10 days after she began using a new pair of glasses. The skin lesions resolved two weeks after she stopped wearing the glasses. Methods Patch testing for material scraped from the temple tips of the glasses was performed. A +2 reaction to the scraped material was observed on D2 and D3. Chemical analyses were performed to determine the causative allergen. A second patch test was performed with 6 fractions from the temple tips and Solvent Orange 60. We retrieved literature addressing eyeglass allergic contact dermatitis from MEDLINE (1997‐2017). Results Patch tests and chemical analyses of the temple tips of the glasses revealed that Solvent Orange 60 dye was a causative allergen. Conclusions We report a case of contact dermatitis caused by Solvent Orange 60 dye in the temple tips of eyeglasses. Overall, causative allergens of eyeglass allergic contact dermatitis include metals, plastics, plasticizers, solvents, UV stabilizers, antioxidants, dyes, waxes and preservatives; metals and dyes have been the most common such allergens in recent years.