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Calcium pantothenate is present in cosmetics and may cause allergic contact dermatitis
Author(s) -
PastorNieto MaríaAntonia,
GaticaOrtega MaríaElena,
SánchezHerreros Consuelo,
JiménezBlázquez Esther,
MartínFuentes Adriana,
ChecaRecio Iván,
CoboRodríguez Pablo,
RodriguesFigueira Yuri,
CuevasSantos Jesús,
DeEusebioMurillo Esther
Publication year - 2021
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.13709
Subject(s) - pantothenic acid , cosmetics , calcium , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , vitamin , contact dermatitis , sensitization , allergy , food science , chemistry , immunology , pathology
Calcium pantothenate (CAS no. 137‐08‐6) is the calcium salt of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5). It is used in cosmetics due to its anti‐static and hair conditioning properties. A 53‐year‐old female nurse's aide presented with intermittent facial eruptions (Figure S1). Patch tests were positive to calcium pantothenate, an ingredient of two of her products (a cleansing milk and a facial tonic). To our knowledge, no previous cases of sensitization from calcium pantothenate have been reported except for one case of systemic dermatitis from a nutritional supplement in a dexpanthenol‐sensitized patient.