Allergic Contact Dermatitis due to Cinnamon Oil in Galenic Vaginal Suppositories

Allergic contact dermatitis due to cinnamon oil in galenic vaginal suppositories.

© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0782 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Medicaments containing various botanical extracts (e.g. tea tree oil, aloe, calendula, Echinacea, propolis) with purported therapeutic benefits are used widely by patients, who often prefer alternative medicine to traditional topical and systemic pharmacological treatments. ...

Allergic contact dermatitis due to chlorocresol in topical corticosteroids.

services as a foreign medication or for compassionate use. The usual dose is 100mg/day, and adverse effects include yellow discoloration of mucocutaneous zones, lichenoid eruption, aplastic anemia, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, psychosis, convulsions and worsening of psoriasis. As yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes is very common, patients should be advised of this side eff...

Angioedema-like allergic contact dermatitis to castor oil.

Allergic contact dermatitis due to a surgical marker.

A 19-year-old female hairdressing student was referred because of hand eczema (Fig. 1a), which had developed during the 8 months she had been training. The history also showed an intense reaction following a ‘temporary henna tattoo’ when she was aged 15 years. Patch testing was performed, according to the ICDRG criteria, with the Spanish Contact Dermatitis Research Group baseline series (TRUE T...

Allergic contact dermatitis due to a PVC table cover.

BACKGROUND Plastics are a common cause of occupational skin disorders such as irritant or allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). CASE REPORT We report a case of occupational ACD due to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic table cover used as a mouse pad for which we performed patch tests and obtained positive patch tests for the PVC table cover. Composition testing revealed the presence of phthalat...