title: Allergic contact dermatitis from ophthalmic products: can pre-treatment with sodium lauryl sulfate increase patch test sensitivity?
abstract: In patients suspected of allergic contact dermatitis because of topical ophthalmic medicaments, patch tests performed with patients' own products are often negative. The irritant anionic surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) may alter the stratum corneum and increase antigen penetration. Pre-treatment of the skin with SLS 0.5% for 24 h was performed in the sites of patch tests with patients' own products in 15 selected patients. In patients previously negative to their own products tested with conventional patch tests, SLS pre-treatment showed 6 new relevant positive reactions and induced a stronger positive reaction in 1 patient. SLS pre-treatment could be proposed as an alternative promising method, which may increase sensitivity of patch tests with patients' own products.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Sezione di Dermatologia, Università di Ferrara, Italy. czm@unife.it
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corazza
authors.forename: Annarosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virgili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000485:Allergens; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011292:Premedication / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate