Screening for contact allergy to artificial nails.
27 patients (26 women and 1 man), all in contact with artificial nails, were tested for acrylic compounds, known to be present in nail cosmetics. The patch test results obtained in these patients demonstrated that 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and ethyl cyanoacrylate were the only 2 allergens needed to diagnose contact allergy to acrylic-containing nail cosmetics, except for 1 patient who reacted only to her nail preparation used and in which we were unable to identify the allergen. This concerns clearly a limited number of patients. The purpose was, however, to detect the most valuable allergen(s) to be used in a dermatologist's practice, in which not all possible allergens can be tested, in order to diagnose such cases.
Constandt
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L
Department of Dermatology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. lieveconstandt@yahoo.com
Hecke
E V
EV
Naeyaert
J-M
JM
Goossens
A
A
D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000009:adverse effects; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000009:adverse effects; D009262:Nails; D010328:Patch Tests
D000485:Allergens; D003358:Cosmetics; D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D008689:Methacrylates; C029054:ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate; C005044:hydroxyethyl methacrylate