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Allergic contact dermatitis caused by argan oil in an infant
Author(s) -
Barrientos Nuria,
Moreno de Vega María,
Dominguez José
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.12292
Subject(s) - marie curie , medicine , curie , dermatology , university hospital , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , surgery , curie temperature , european union , physics , quantum mechanics , ferromagnetism , immunology , business , economic policy
An 8-year-old girl attended a Halloween party (Fig. 1) where her face was decorated with a colour make-up pencil. On removing the make-up, she developed erythematous, scaly, itchy patches on the cheeks and perioral area. Her mother applied argan oil on the lesions for some days, which caused a worsening of the rash. The girl was treated in our department with methylprednisolone aceponate cream. Use of the argan oil was discontinued, and the eruption resolved in few days. Patch tests were performed with the European baseline series (TRUE Test®) and the patient’s own products applied with Finn Chambers® on Scanpor® tape. The tests were read according to the guidelines of the ICDRG at D2 and D4. No reactions were seen to the True Test® components. A + reaction was seen to the colour pencil and +++ reaction to the argan oil (Fig. 2; both tested ‘as is’). Pure argan oil was tested in the same way in 8 healthy controls, with negative results.