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Allergic contact dermatitis from aluminium in deodorants
Author(s) -
Garg Seema,
Loghdey Saleem,
Gawkrodger David J
Publication year - 2010
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.1600-0536.2009.01663.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , art history , history
A 28-year-old woman presented with an axillary eczema that occurred after using deodorants. Patch testing revealed contact allergy to aluminium chloride. With avoidance of aluminium-containing deodorants, the eczema cleared completely. Aluminium and its salts are widely used but contact allergy to them is uncommon. It is occasionally recognised incidentally as a reaction to aluminium Finn Chambers®. Exposure and sensitisation to aluminium usually occurs through exposure to aluminium preparations in topical medicaments, hyposensitization injections, or deodorants (1–4), however, in some cases the cause is unclear.