Contact dermatitis due to trisodium ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA) in a cosmetic lotion

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 341-

  Kimura, Mizuho ^a   Kawada, Akira ^b  

^a Murayama Hospital   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cosmetics; Preservatives; Trisodium EDTA

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; EDETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST;

EID: 0033402603     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06184.x     Document Type: Article

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1. 1. In: Rietschel R L, Flowler J F Jr (eds): Fisher's contact dermatitis, 4th edition. Vehicles and preservatives including formaldehyde, cosmetics, and personal-care products. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1995: 287-288.
2. 2. Handbook of Cosmetic Ingredients 1996. Tokyo: Fragrance Journal Ltd., 1996: 61-62.
3. 3. DeGroot A C. Contact allergy to EDTA in a topical corticosteroid preparation. Contact Dermatitis 1986: 15: 250-252.
4. 4. Bhushan M, Beck M H. Allergic contact dermatitis from disodium ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) in a local anaesthetic. Contact Dermatitis 1998: 38: 183.