Severe allergic contact dermatitis in a detergent production worker caused by exposure to methylisothiazolinone

Contact Dermatitis. 2019 Apr;80(4):243-245. doi: 10.1111/cod.13182. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Authors

Anniken Sandvik¹, Jan-Øivind Holm^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Dermatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
³ Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 30443918
DOI: 10.1111/cod.13182

No abstract available

Keywords: CAS no. 2682-20-4; allergic contact dermatitis; case report; detergent industry; methylisothiazolinone; occupational.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Alitretinoin / therapeutic use
Cosmetics / adverse effects
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / drug therapy
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / prevention & control*
Dermatitis, Occupational / drug therapy
Dermatitis, Occupational / etiology*
Dermatitis, Occupational / prevention & control*
Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use
Detergents / adverse effects*
Hand Dermatoses
Humans
Male
Occupational Health
Paint / adverse effects
Patch Tests
Pruritus
Recurrence
Secondary Prevention
Steroids / therapeutic use
Thiazoles / adverse effects*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Cosmetics
Dermatologic Agents
Detergents
Steroids
Thiazoles
Alitretinoin
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one