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Contact dermatitis from cetyl pyridinium chloride in latex surgical gloves
Author(s) -
Steinkjer Bjarte
Publication year - 1998
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.1600-0536.1998.tb05808.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , pyridinium , latex allergy , dermatology , allergy , patch testing , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , immunology
Surgical and household gloves, both latex and non‐latex, all contain potential allergens (1). Cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC), found in Biogel ® latex gloves, has been reported to cause allergic contact dermatitis (2).