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Pitfalls of patch testing with glucosides
Author(s) -
Shanmugam Sangeetha,
Wilkinson Mark,
Kirk Stephen
Publication year - 2014
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.12232
Subject(s) - george (robot) , medicine , chapel , family medicine , art history , history
Glucosides are non-ionic surfactants formed by the condensation of fatty acids with glucose (1). They have cleansing and emulsifying properties, and are used in shampoos and soaps, as well as in leave-on products such as lotions, and sunscreen agents. They are completely biodegradable, making them ecofriendly. Although contact allergies to glucosides have been reported, they are uncommon (2–6). Many patients reported in the literature reacted to more than one glucoside, suggesting cross-reactivity between glucosides (3).