Contact allergies to topical corticosteroids.
The patient, a 34-year-old Japanese woman who noticed worsening of her rash after using topical corticosteroid preparations on her neck, was patch tested for both commercial preparations and corticosteroids themselves. The patch test results revealed that she had a contact allergy to gold, oxytetracycline, and 2 types of corticosteroid (acetonides and esters) in 7 compounds (betamethasone valerate and dipropionate, hydrocortisone butyrate and hydrocortisone butyrate propionate, amcinonide, budesonide, and fluocinonide).
Hisa
T
T
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
Katoh
J
J
Yoshioka
K
K
Taniguchi
S
S
Mochida
K
K
Nishimura
T
T
Kanetomo
H
H
Kono
T
T
Hamada
T
T
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006046:Gold