Systemic reactivation of allergic contact dermatitis: cosmetics may be the principal felons but foods could be accessory to the crime
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Conclusion Cosmetics and food products share a range of ingredients known as causes of delayed type allergy. The possibility of systemic reactivation of allergic contact dermatitis by ingesting food products containing the same haptens as cosmetics should be considered in patients with confirmed contact allergy to cosmetic ingredients, who also demonstrate a disseminated, flexural or intertriginous pattern of eczema.
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