Allergic contact dermatitis to methylisothiazolinone: Exposure from baby wipes causing hand dermatitis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 264-267

  Boyapati, Ann ^a   Tam, Mei ^a   Tate, Bruce ^a   Lee, Adriene ^b   Palmer, Amanda ^a   Nixon, Rosemary ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergy; cosmetic; hand; isothiazolinone; Kathon CG; methylchloroisothiazolinone; moist wipe; occupational; preservative; wet wipe

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; CONDITIONER; DEODORANT AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SHAMPOO; SKIN CLEANSER; SKIN MOISTURIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BABY WIPE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; FACIAL WIPE; FEMALE; HAND DERMATITIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGY; COSMETIC; HAND; ISOTHIAZOLINONE; KATHON CG; METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE; MOIST WIPE; OCCUPATIONAL; PRESERVATIVE; WET WIPE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84886796677     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12062     Document Type: Article

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