Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
Komericki, P; Kranke, B; Aberer, W.
Allergic contact dermatitis from Euxyl K 400 in moist toilet paper
ALLERGOLOGIE 1996 19: 85-87.
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Komericki Peter
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Aberer Werner
- Kränke Birger
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- Abstract:
- A 40-year-old man developed a dermatitis of the perianal region and 3 fingers of the right hand after using topical ointments against hemorrhoids and moist toilet paper for years. Parch testing proved the trigger of this allergic contact dermatitis. Positive test results appeared io the moist toiler paper and its preservative Euxyl K 400. The lesions improved rapidly after topical treatment with glucocorticosteroid ointment and avoiding the allergen. This report describes the problems of preserving cosmetics and toilet-articles: preservatives should have a good biocide quality and a low sensitizing potency. Euxyl K 400 matches most points of this assumption, and it replaces more and more the isothiazolinones (e.g. Kathon CG) in cosmetics. Nevertheless, in the last years contact dermatitis to this biocide is seen more often. This is exemplary for the fact that substances with an even low sensitization capacity might frequently lead ro allergic reactions if the consumer is heavily exposed.
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