Contact dermatitis caused by copper sulfate used as coloring material in commercial alcohol.
Copper sulfate added to commercial alcohol as a coloring agent caused contact dermatitis of the hands in 10 furniture polishers. Patch tests with 5% aqueous solution of copper sulfate were positive in all these patients but negative in 15 normal controls.
D004396:Coloring Agents; D003300:Copper; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D000431:Ethanol; D006801:Humans; D013431:Sulfates
D004396:Coloring Agents; D013431:Sulfates; D000431:Ethanol; D003300:Copper