title: Two cases of contact dermatitis resulting from use of body wash as a skin moisturizer.
abstract: The use of liquid skin cleanser or body wash has become common in the United States. We report 2 cases of contact dermatitis secondary to the application of Dove Body Wash (Unilever US, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ) with the consumer misconception that the product was a skin moisturizing cream.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Ft. Hood, TX 76544, USA. michael.adam.miller@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Borys
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riggins
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Masneri
authors.forename: Marc E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Levsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001494:Baths; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D003902:Detergents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017592:Skin Care
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D003902:Detergents