Hand eczema is a common occupational skin disease in healthcare workers. This is often the result of repeated contact with irritants, such as water; however, contact allergy can also be the underlying cause. In this report, we describe a patient with occupational hand eczema, caused by contact allergy to 1-propanol (CAS no. 71-23-8; synonyms n-propanol and n-propyl alcohol), which was present i...

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a localised form of or eczema which occurs 48‐72 hours after substance causes allergy (an allergen) has been in with the skin. It affects 20% people. ACD to cosmetics widely reported, facial being main presenting complaint.

BACKGROUND Allergic contact dermatitis is a well-known cause of hand eczema, although the influence of contact allergens on different clinical types of hand eczema remains still unclear. OBJECTIVE To identify most common positive tested allergens among hand eczema patients and to define the relation between specific contact allergies and clinical types of hand eczema according to the guidelin...

BACKGROUND Eczema, allergic rhinitis and asthma are common chronic allergic disorders in childhood. AIM The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of common allergic disorders among Iranian guidance schools students in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran. METHODS This analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 3000 children aged 11-14 years old during 2012-13 according to I...

A follow-up study of a previous epidemiological investigation in a furniture factory concerning allergic contact eczema caused by true teak (Tectona grandis) clearly shows that a good educational campaign associated with specific and general prophylactic measures are able to control occupational dermatoses. At the first investigation 20-5 % of the workers had allergic contact eczema and/or seve...

Sir, Females report skin disease more often than males (1–3), and female gender is a predisposing factor to allergic contact dermatitis because of gender differences in exposure patterns (4–6). No significant differences in quality of life (QoL) scores have been reported between males and females with allergic contact dermatitis, but females report a higher degree of emotional distress (7, 8) a...

Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interests. skin contact with consumer items, but nickel is also an important cause of occupational allergic contact dermatitis. Accordingly, excessive nickel exposure has been shown in many occupations (1–3). As it is important for clinicians to confirm and quantify occupational nickel exposure, practical and inexpensive tools are needed...

An 11-year-old girl presented with a history of two episodes of facial eczema, which developed 1 day after the application of make-up that was removed with ‘hypoallergenic’ facial wipes. She was patch tested with the British Society for Cutaneous Allergy baseline series, a facial series (Chemotechnique Diagnostics, Vellinge, Sweden), and the facial wipes (the only ‘own’ product made available f...

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) may complicate the clinical course of atopic dermatitis (AD), and patch testing remains the criterion standard for diagnosing ACD. To date, there have been no guidelines or consensus recommendations on when and how to patch test individuals with AD. Failure to patch test when appropriate may result in overlooking an important and potentially curable complicatin...

The induction of contact allergy to fragrance ingredients and the consequent risk of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) present a human health concern that cannot be ignored. The problem arises when exposure exceeds safe levels, but the source(s) of exposure which lead to induction often remain unclear. This contrasts with the elicitation of ACD, where the eczema frequently can be traced to spec...