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Allergic contact dermatitis from fluocortolone, fluocortolone pivalate and fluocortolone caproate
Author(s) -
Menne T.,
Andersen Klaus 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.tb03699.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergy , medicine , immunopathology , immunology
Two patients with contact allergy to Ultralan® preparations are reported. Each Ultralan preparation contains two of three related fluocortolone derivatives. The first patient reacted to all three derivatives. The second patient reacted to fluocortolone and when retested 4 months later also to fluocortolone pivalate but not to fluocortolone caproate. The negative reaction to fluocortolone pivalate at the first examination was probably false negative due to a too low test concentration. In order to avoid false negative patch test reactions the fluorinated steroids should possibly be applied in concentrations higher than 1%. No cross sensitivity to the other steroids for topical use was found.