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Allergic contact dermatitis from the adhesive remover wipe of stoma bags
Author(s) -
Lazarov Aneta,
Trattner Akiva
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.tb05828.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , stoma (medicine) , irritant contact dermatitis , diaper dermatitis , dermatology , medicine , adhesive , allergy , surgery , chemistry , immunology , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry
Skin disorders at ostomy sites are common and include irritant contact dermatitis from the draining fluid and/or the ostomy devices, intertrigo, and bacterial and mycotic infection (1). Allergic contact dermatitis has also been described, from a karaya seal ring (2), stoma adhesive paste (3), and rubber (4). The allergens causing contact dermatitis from ostomy bags, have been defined as epoxy resin (5–7), diaminodiphenylmethane (8) and polyisobutylene (9).