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Allergic contact dermatitis to copolymers in cosmetics – case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Quartier Sarah,
Garmyn Marjan,
Becart Sophie,
Goossens An
Publication year - 2006
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.1600-0536.2006.00960.x
Subject(s) - copolymer , allergic contact dermatitis , polyvinylpyrrolidone , cosmetics , maleic anhydride , trimellitic anhydride , chemistry , polymer chemistry , contact dermatitis , organic chemistry , phthalic anhydride , peg ratio , dermatology , allergy , medicine , polymer , catalysis , immunology , finance , economics
Copolymers or heteropolymers are large molecules with high molecular weights (>1000 D). They have been underestimated for a long time as to their sensitizing capacities. Allergic contact dermatitis to 6 copolymers in cosmetics and 1 in a medical dressing has been described; however, the nature of the hapten is still unknown. We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis to polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/hexadecene copolymer in a purple‐colored lipstick and review the literature on allergic contact dermatitis to 7 copolymers: PVP/hexadecene, PVP/eicosene, PVP/1‐triacontene, methoxy polyethyleneglycol (PEG)‐22/dodecyl glycols, methoxy PEG‐17/dodecyl glycols, phthalic anhydride/trimellitic anhydride/glycols, and polyvinyl methyl/maleic acid anhydride.