Allergic contact dermatitis from azo dyes.
Contact allergy to textile dyes usually occurs with disperse dyes of the azo or anthraquinone groups. A case is reported of a woman with clinical features of contact allergy to coloured nylon stockings who had multiple sensitivities to dyes of different azo groups.
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Skin and Cancer Foundation, Carlton, Victoria, Australia. skincanc@netspace.net.au
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D000368:Aged; D003020:Clothing; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests
D004396:Coloring Agents