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Facial dermatitis caused by chlorothalonil in a paint
Author(s) -
Lidén Carola
Publication year - 1990
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.1600-0536.1990.tb01568.x
Subject(s) - chlorothalonil , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , patch testing , dermatology , gas chromatography , pesticide , medicine , chromatography , chemistry , allergy , immunology , biology , agronomy
A case of acute facial dermatitis caused by staying in a summer collage is described, Patch testing revealed contact allergy to the paint Pá Trä Lasur®, and to chlorothalonil. Chlorothalonil was used as a pesticide in the paint. Chemical analyses using high‐performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry were performed to reveal the purity of the chlorothalonil. Chlorothalonil has curlier been described us a contact allergen, sometimes causing facial dermatitis. The reason for localization to the face has not before been discussed. It is now suggested that it might be due to the high vapour pressure of chlorothalonil. It is concluded that products, containing chlorothalonil are unsuitable for indoor use.