Allergic Contact Dermatitis Due to Tea Tree Oil

Angioedema-like allergic contact dermatitis to castor oil.

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 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...

Severe Onychodystrophy due to Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Acrylic Nails

Acrylic nails, including sculptured nails and the new ultraviolet-curable gel polish lacquers, have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). We report 2 cases of ACD to acrylic nails with severe onychodystrophy and psoriasiform changes including onycholysis and subungual hyperkeratosis. In both cases, the patients did not realize the association between the use of acrylate-based ...