title: Sensitization and development of allergic contact dermatitis caused by a single contact with an electrosurgical grounding plate containing acrylates.
abstract: Acrylates are known as potent sensitizers which can cause sensitization even during patch testing. A single exposure to concentrated acrylates can induce primary sensitization and contact dermatitis. Here we describe a 50-year-old man who developed contact dermatitis at the site of an electrosurgical grounding plate 2 weeks after orthopedic surgery. Patch testing revealed positive reactions to the electrosurgical plate and its components hydroxyethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate. As the patient has never had contact with acrylate-containing materials before, there is a high probability of primary sensitization by a single contact with the grounding plate during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Patch Test Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borelli
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Nestlé
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010328:Patch Tests; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates