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Allergic contact dermatitis to slime: The epidemic of isothiazolinone allergy encompasses school glue
Author(s) -
Zhang Amy J.,
Boyd Anne H.,
Asch Sarah,
Warshaw Erin M.
Publication year - 2018
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.13681
Subject(s) - medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , allergy , dermatology , contact allergy , immunology
Abstract The slime craze is all the rage among tweens. Slime is a homemade stretchy play material created by mixing together household items such as school glue, borax, shaving cream, and contact lens solution. We present a case of allergic contact dermatitis secondary to methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone ( MCI / MI ) in school glue used to make slime; mass spectroscopy confirmed MCI / MI in the patient's glue. Clinicians should be aware of slime as an emerging source of MCI / MI contact allergy.