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Cinnamon dermatitis from an ointment
Author(s) -
Calnan C. D.
Publication year - 1976
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/j.1600-0536.1976.tb03018.x
Subject(s) - antiseptic , contact dermatitis , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , traditional medicine , allergy , diaper dermatitis , immunology , pathology
Six patients are reported who had an allergic contact dermatitis from the use of H proprietary antiseptic ointment containing oil of cinnamon. Three were positive and three negative to balsam of Peru; two of these and one other also reacted to cinnamic aldehyde. The history and usage of cinnamon is briefly reviewed.