title: Contact dermatitis from nitroglycerin.
abstract: Although contact dermatitis is cited among the side effects of topical application of nitroglycerin, in the majority of cases the reactions are caused by an irritant mechanism, and it is only rarely due to an allergic mechanism. We present two patients with allergic contact dermatitis and review the existing bibliography.
authors.affiliation: Allergy Department Hospital del Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de la Fuente Prieto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armentia Medina
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Diez Perez
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin