title: [Toxic contact dermatitis due to the quaternary ammonium compound benzalkonium chloride (author's transl)].
abstract: A 20-year-old soldier caught an eczematous contact dermatitis on the left ear after the protection of hearing "Selektone" had been adapted. The protection of hearing had been disinfected before in a Zephirol solution 1% aqueous. Zephirol contains the quaternary ammonium compound Benzalkonium chloride. The problems of patch testing with Benzalkontium chloride are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine
chemical_list: D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds
vernacular_title: Toxisches Kontaktekzem auf die quaternäre Ammoniumverbindung Benzalkoniumchlorid.