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Vol. 98. Issue 5.
Pages 345-346 (June - July 2007)
Vol. 98. Issue 5.
Pages 345-346 (June - July 2007)
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Contact Dermatitis by Alcamphor Present in a Flushing Solution
Dermatitis de Contacto por Alcanfor Contenido en un Líquido Rubefaciente
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J. Vilaplanaa,
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Correspondence: Aragón 465-467, 08013 Barcelona. Spain.
, C. Romagueraa,b, L. Campderrosc
a Unidad de Alergia Cutánea, Hospital Clínico, Barcelona, Spain
b Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
c Puig Research Center, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis due to alcamphor present in a flushing solution used by a 58-year-old woman. It is the first case described in our Division of Allergy and the second one reported in the literature. Alcamphor is a chemical substance present in many products that may have been underestimated as the causative agent of contact allergic dermatitis as the allergen is not available in the standard patch test batteries.

Key words:
alcamphor
menthol
eucalyptus
trementine
methyl salycilate
contact allergic dermatitis
Resumen

Describimos una dermatitis de contacto alérgica por alcanfor, contenido en un líquido rubefaciente usado por una mujer de 58 años. Es el primer caso descrito en nuestra Unidad de Alergia y el segundo en la literatura. El alcanfor es una sustancia química contenida en numerosos productos y puede que se haya infravalorado como causa etiológica de dermatitis de contacto alérgicas, al no disponer del alérgeno en las baterías preparadas para la detección de dichas dermatitis.

Palabras clave:
alcanfor
mentol
eucalipto
trementina
metil salicilato y dermatitis de contacto alérgica
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