Airborne allergic contact dermatitis caused by didecyldimethylammonium chloride in a geriatric nurse.
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For surface disinfection in hospitals and nursing homes, preparations containing aldehydes such as formaldehyde, glutaral, or glyoxal, as well as quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), are being used. Occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD), including airborne dermatitis, caused by these compounds is a well-known problem in nurses and hospital cleaners (1–6). For diagnostic purposes, only one QAC, namely benzalkonium chloride (BAC), is commercially available as a patch test preparation. We report a case of airborne OACD caused by a different QAC in a geriatric nurse.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Contact dermatitis
دوره 68 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013