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Atypical Diaper Dermatitis: Contact Allergy to Mercapto Compounds
Author(s) -
ONKEN ANNA THERESA,
BAUMSTARK JULIA,
BELLONI BENEDETTA,
RING JOHANNES,
SCHNOPP CHRISTINA
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01640.x
Subject(s) - diaper dermatitis , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , contact dermatitis , allergy , patch testing , contact allergy , allergic dermatitis , hand dermatitis , presentation (obstetrics) , immunology , surgery
We present a case of allergic contact dermatitis in an 18‐month‐old boy caused by type‐IV allergy to mercapto mix and mercaptobenzothiazole as components of the elastic border of diapers. Allergic contact dermatitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of diaper dermatitis, especially in difficult‐to‐treat cases or atypical clinical presentation.