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Benzoate Allergy in Children—From Foods to Personal Hygiene Products
Author(s) -
Jacob Sharon E.,
Hill Hannah,
Lucero Hanna,
Nedorost Susan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12759
Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , allergy , personal hygiene , preservative , benzoates , hygiene hypothesis , sodium benzoate , food science , environmental health , family medicine , immunology , organic chemistry , pathology , chemistry
Benzoate allergy may be an overlooked allergen in children and one that may be of increasing importance with its increasing role as a preservative in pediatric personal hygiene formulations. The cases herein report an association with cola and benzoate allergy and discusses the implications of replacement of formaldehyde by benzoates in personal hygiene products.