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Airborne allergic contact dermatitis caused by didecyldimethylammonium chloride in a geriatric nurse
Author(s) -
Geier Johannes,
Lessmann Holger,
Krautheim Andrea,
Fuchs Thomas
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1111/cod.12013
Subject(s) - venereology , contact dermatitis , medicine , library science , dermatology , computer science , allergy , immunology
For surface disinfection in hospitals and nursing homes, preparations containing aldehydes such as formaldehyde, glutaral, or glyoxal, as well as quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), are being used. Occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD), including airborne dermatitis, caused by these compounds is a well-known problem in nurses and hospital cleaners (1–6). For diagnostic purposes, only one QAC, namely benzalkonium chloride (BAC), is commercially available as a patch test preparation. We report a case of airborne OACD caused by a different QAC in a geriatric nurse.