A Case of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis Caused by Mortar

Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by thebaine and oripavine.

A 35-year-old male was referred because of eczema on the arms and lips that occurred episodically. He worked in a drug-manufacturing plant, and noticed that the episodes of eczema coincided with the production cycles of thebaine (CAS no. 115-37-7) and oripavine (CAS no. 467-04-9), but not with the production cycles of morphine (CAS no. 57-27-2) and noscapine (CAS no. 128-62-1). The eczema start...

Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by tetracaine in an otorhinolaryngologist.

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by cosmetic products.

Contact dermatitis due to cosmetic products is a common dermatologic complaint that considerably affects the patient's quality of life. Diagnosis, treatment, and preventive strategies represent a substantial cost. This condition accounts for 2% to 4% of all visits to the dermatologist, and approximately 60% of cases are allergic in origin. Most cases are caused by skin hygiene and moisturizing ...

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by Dermabond(®).

A 30-year-old patient presented with a pruritic rash on the thighs 24h after knee surgery, in which Dermabond® had been used for wound closure. The pruritic rash had extended within a few hours. The initial lesions showed localized eczema, followedwithin 24h by a poorly defined erythematous, partly papular/urticarial and vesicular rash that extended to the thigh (Fig. 1). The patient was treate...

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by transdermal buprenorphine.

Buprenorphine is a potent semisynthetic opioid analgesic that is widely used to treat moderate to severe pain. Since 2001, it has been available in several European countries in a transdermal delivery system (TDS), and it was approved for use in the United States in 2010. We report 3 cases of allergic contact dermatitis caused by a TDS containing buprenorphine, as verified by a positive patch t...