title: Delayed type hypersensitivity to intralesional triamcinolone acetonide.
abstract: Corticosteroids are the most widely used class of drugs in dermatology. In the past, allergic contact dermatitis to topical corticosteriods was rarely reported. In this article, we present a case of delayed type hypersensitivity to triamcinolone acetonide.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Zappi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D010328:Patch Tests; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide