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Contact urticarial skin responses to cinnamaldehyde
Author(s) -
Nater J. P.,
Jong M. C. J. M.,
Baar A. J. M.,
Bleumink E.
Publication year - 1977
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.1600-0536.1977.tb03631.x
Subject(s) - cinnamaldehyde , contact dermatitis , patch testing , dermatology , medicine , skin reaction , histamine , contact urticaria , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , chemistry , pharmacology , immunology , organic chemistry , catalysis
A patient suffering from an eczema of the right hand showed after routine patch testing an immediate urticarial reaction to cinnamaldehyde. The same reaction could be noted in three out of eight control persons. Laboratory investigations revealed cinnamaldehyde to have a histamine liberating effect, a fact not previously mentioned in reports on untoward reactions to this compound.