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Periorbital allergic contact dermatitis resulting from topical retinoic acid use
Author(s) -
Anderson Austen,
Gebauer Kurt
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12041
Subject(s) - retinoic acid , medicine , dermatology , tretinoin , allergic contact dermatitis , toxic epidermal necrolysis , contact dermatitis , patch testing , allergy , immunology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Contact dermatitis to topical tretinoin or retinoic acid is rarely described. We outline the case of a 20‐year‐old woman presenting with bilateral periorbital dermatitis against the background of longstanding use of retinoic acid for the ocular complications of toxic epidermal necrolysis. Patch testing confirmed a contact allergy to retinoic acid and the symptoms of the dermatitis resolved after the cessation of retinoic acid.