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Facial Contact Dermatitis
Author(s) -
Bian Zhao,
Weixin Fan
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb04867.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , contact dermatitis , patch test , patch testing , hair dyes , surgery , allergy , composite material , dyeing , immunology , materials science
In 107 cases of facial contact dermatitis, routine Finn chamber epicutaneous tests with TROLAB European Standard Allergens (ESAs) were performed. Sixty‐one (57%) had positive reaction. The most frequent contact allergens were paraphenylenediamine dihydrochloride (16%), followed by fragrance mix (15%), and nickel sulfate (13%). The major sensitized contactants were rims of spectacles, hair dyes, cosmetic creams, and topical medications. Among the cases caused by cosmetic cream, the positive allergens were fragrance mix, formaldehyde, wood alcohols, and balsam of Peru. In ten season‐incidence cases in which ESAs and cosmetic cream epicutaneous tests were negative, the chamber and scratch‐chamber tests were performed using five kinds of pollen. The results show that all chamber tests were negative, but two cases with scratch‐chamber tests were positive.