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Delayed patch test reaction to budesonide in an 8‐year‐old
Author(s) -
Tam Idy,
Yu JiaDe
Publication year - 2020
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.14168
Subject(s) - budesonide , medicine , patch testing , dermatology , patch test , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , girl , corticosteroid , pediatrics , allergy , surgery , immunology , psychology , developmental psychology
Topical corticosteroids are an emerging cause of allergic contact dermatitis in children that may often be missed. It is important to consider patch testing with corticosteroids to detect allergic contact dermatitis in patients with persistent or worsening of dermatitis despite topical corticoseroid treatment. However, delayed reactions (>7 days) to topical corticosteroids may occur, leading to false‐negative reactions and misdiagnosis. Herein, we report a case of an 8‐year‐old girl who developed a positive reaction to budesonide on day 12 of patch testing.