[Contact dermatitis due to chloroacetophenone (tear gas)].
We report on 3 patients suffering from allergic contact dermatitis to chloracetophenone, two of them policemen. Besides toxic local and systemic effects, one possible risk of using tear gas is sensitization.
D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012882:Skin Tests; D002721:omega-Chloroacetophenone / Q000009:adverse effects*
D002721:omega-Chloroacetophenone; D011239:Prednisolone
Kontaktdermatitis auf Chloracetophenon (Tränengas).