title: Irritant contact dermatitis complicated by deep-seated staphylococcal infection caused by a hair relaxer.
abstract: Chemical hair relaxers are used by many women to straighten their hair. We describe a case of a deep soft tissue staphylococcal abscess that complicated an irritant contact dermatitis from a hair relaxer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NJ 07304, USA.
authors.forename: Birinder J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Harmeet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lin-Greenberg
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations