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Foot dermatitis caused by didecyldimethylammonium chloride in a shoe refresher spray
Author(s) -
Mowitz Martin,
Pontén Ann
Publication year - 2015
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.12456
Subject(s) - medicine , university hospital , family medicine , general hospital , library science , computer science
The quaternary ammonium compound didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC; CAS no. 7173-51-5) is used in various water-based products for its bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal properties. Cases of both allergic contact dermatitis (1–3) and immediate-type reactions (4, 5) caused by DDAC when present as an ingredient in detergents/disinfectants have previously been reported. In this report, we present a case of foot dermatitis associated with contact allergy to DDAC.