Mud bath dermatitis due to cinnamon oil.
A case of long-lasting, extensive eczematous and bullous dermatitis affecting exposed areas (arms and legs), beginning within 24 hr after having a mud bath with cinnamon essential oil in a spa, in a 74-year-old woman, is reported. Patch tests with the GEIDC standard battery and the dental battery (including clove essence and eugenol), cinnamon essence and its components were carried out 5 years later. Fragrance mix, cinnamon essence, eugenol, cinnamic alcohol and cinnamic aldehyde yielded a positive result. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cinnamon dermatitis after a mud bath.
García-Abujeta
José Luis
JL
Unidad de Alergia, Centro de Especialidades de Foietes-Benidorm, Alicante, Spain. jlgabujeta@coma.es
de Larramendi
Carlos Hernando
CH
Berna
José Pomares
JP
Palomino
Elena Muñoz
EM
D000368:Aged; D002935:Cinnamomum zeylanicum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009094:Mud Therapy; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010938:Plant Oils