title: Sunscreen intolerance. Contact sensitization, photocontact sensitization, and irritancy of sunscreen agents.
abstract: Reports of contact sensitization and photocontact sensitization induced by various sunscreening agents are reviewed. Current knowledge about the most often used sunscreening agents is summarized. The problems of cross-sensitization and sensitization in photodermatoses are discussed. Strategies for patch and photopatch testing, as well as immediate-type testing, are critically evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dromgoole
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Maibach
mesh_terms: D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017454:Dermatitis, Photoallergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005079:Excipients / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D005079:Excipients; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid