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Allergic contact dermatitis from 4‐chloro‐7‐nitrobenzofurazan
Author(s) -
Brasch Jochen
Publication year - 1991
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.1600-0536.1991.tb01800.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , reagent , contact allergy , contact dermatitis , patch testing , allergy , allergen , dermatology , medicine , patch test , immunology , cross reactions , chemistry , organic chemistry , antibody
A 30‐year‐old pharmacist suffered from acute allergic contact dermatitis due to 4‐chlom‐7‐nitrobenzofurazan (NBD‐C1). Contact allergy towards this reagent and 2 of its reaction products was proven by patch tests. As NBD‐CI has mil been reported as an allergen before, the characteristics of this chemical and its use as an analytical reagent lire briefly surveyed, Similarities to dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) are pointed out.