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Cross‐reactivity patterns to budesonide
Author(s) -
Ferguson A. D.,
Emerson R. M.,
English J. S. C.
Publication year - 2002
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.1600-0536.2002.470604.x
Subject(s) - budesonide , triamcinolone acetonide , corticosteroid , medicine , patch test , dermatology , patch testing , reactivity (psychology) , hydrocortisone , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , contact dermatitis , surgery , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine
Allergic contact dermatitis from topical corticosteroids is not uncommon. Budesonide has been included in the European standard series as a marker for corticosteroid allergy, though little is known of its cross‐reactivity with other corticosteroids. Twelve patients previously positive to budesonide on patch testing were given further patch and intradermal tests to a range of corticosteroids. Six patients previously negative to budesonide on patch testing were used as a control group. Budesonide cross‐reacts with hydrocortisone‐21‐sodium phosphate and triamcinolone acetonide. Patients positive to budesonide should therefore avoid hydrocortisone and triamcinolone acetonide. Patch testing, unfortunately, is an inaccurate method of determining cross‐reactivity patterns among corticosteroids.