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Contact dermatitis from cetostearyl alcohol
Author(s) -
Rademaker M,
Wood B,
Greig D
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01705.x
Subject(s) - medicine , contact dermatitis , alcohol , dermatology , allergy , immunology , biochemistry , chemistry
SUMMARY Emulsifiers are an uncommon cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Five cases of allergic contact dermatitis to cetostearyl alcohol are presented. In all five cases, multiple positive reactions to other allergens were present, usually topical corticosteroid creams.