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Perfume allergy due to oak moss and other lichens
Author(s) -
Thune Per,
Solberg Y.,
McFadden Noel,
Stærfeet F.,
Sandberg M.
Publication year - 1982
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.1600-0536.1982.tb04265.x
Subject(s) - lichen , moss , contact allergy , cosmetics , allergy , chemistry , dermatology , contact dermatitis , medicine , botany , biology , immunology , organic chemistry
During a period of 2 1/2 years, 7 of 2000 patients routinely tested at our laboratory revealed contact allergy to oak moss in perfumes. All reacted to a mixture of different lichens and to some specific lichen compounds. The sensitivity was probably induced by cosmetics containing lichen substances, The following 3 compounds caused reactions in all patients tested atranorin, evernic and usnie acids, 3 of the patients and complete protection against light, rather than by irradiation alone. The data suggest that the sensitizing capacity of the lichen compounds is primarily of a contact rather than of photocontact nature.