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‘Dermatologically tested’ baby toilet tissues: a cause of allergic contact dermatitis in adults
Author(s) -
Timmermans An,
De Hertog Sofie,
Gladys Krzysztofa,
Vanacker Hilde,
Goossens An
Publication year - 2007
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.1600-0536.2007.01161.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , medicine , toilet , contact dermatitis , dermatology , diaper dermatitis , allergy , immunology , pathology
We describe 4 adults with an allergic contact dermatitis for moist baby toilet tissues, being used either for their personal hygiene or for their babies (children). The allergen proved to be the preservative mixture of methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI). Allergic contact dermatitis from moist toilet paper has been infrequently reported but is probably not rare. The cases we describe here have been observed over a short period of 6 months. The question arises if the use of MCI/MI as a preservative, still often used in leave‐on products, should not be abandoned from cosmetics.