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Allergic contact dermatitis from 3‐iodo‐2‐propynyl‐butylcarbamate (IPBC) – an update
Author(s) -
Bryld Lars Erik,
Agner Tove,
Menné Torkil
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.440504.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , contact allergy , cosmetics , sensitization , patch testing , dermatology , allergy , medicine , patch test , immunology , pathology
Results from 3 1/2 years of routine patch testing with 3‐iodo‐2‐propynyl‐butylcarbamate (IPBC) are presented. From 1996 to 1999, a total of 3168 persons (2093 women and 1075 men) were patch tested with IPBC, and 7 cases were found to be positive. In 2 cases, sensitization could be attributed to cosmetics, and in a further 2 cases cosmetics were the most likely cause of sensitisation. It is concluded that the use of IPBC in cosmetic products can lead to contact sensitization and allergic contact dermatitis. 2 of the 7 reported cases with IPBC allergy were also found positive to thiuram, and possible cross‐reactivity between IPBC and thiuram is discussed.