Allergologic aspects of skin-cleansing products.
A review of the international literature and our patch test-results in 4637 patients with contact dermatitis and in 140 persons with a proven formaldehyde-allergy revealed: Skin-cleansing products may contain a lot of ingredients which are known as allergens in single cases or-more accidentally - in limited epidemic outbreaks of contact dermatitis, but compared with the enormous amount of their worldwide application the incidence of allergic side-effects is low. They are much more important (in 14% of our patients with contact dermatitis) as an irritant co-factor for sensitization due to other allergens.
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Department of Dermatology, Medical Academy Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden GDR.
D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003902:Detergents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D010328:Patch Tests; D012915:Soaps / Q000009:adverse effects
D003902:Detergents; D012915:Soaps; D005557:Formaldehyde