Contact allergy to the ingredients of moisturizers in a boy with atopic dermatitis

A 10-year-old boy was referred to our clinic for patch testing because of widespread dermatitis resistant to treatment, which had worsened during the summer. He had a history of AD from the age of 6 months, and of non-allergic asthma, diagnosed at the age of 1.5 years. Prick tests with indoor allergens, food allergens and pollens had repeatedly given negative results. The patient presented with papular rashes on the face, neck, axillary folds, and distal parts of the extremities. On the hands, there were also vesicles and crusts (Fig. 1). The child was patch tested, according to international recommendations (3), with the European baseline series