PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zemtsov, Alexander
AU  - Taylor, James S.
AU  - Evey, Phyllis
AU  - Dijkstra, Jacob
TI  - Allergic contact dermatitis from formaldehyde in a liquid soap
DP  - 1990 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 301--303
VI  - 57
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/3/301.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/3/301.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1990 May 01; 57
AB  - A case is reported of a 74-year-old white man who developed generalized allergic contact dermatitis from formaldehyde present in a liquid soap. The patient had a 2 + positive patch test reaction to formaldehyde, which was present as a preservative in the soap at 0.1 % concentration. His dermatitis cleared when he switched to a nonformaldehyde-containing bar soap. The cause of the contact dermatitis was covert to both physician and patient before patch testing. Since registration with the Food and Drug Administration of formaldehyde-containing soaps is voluntary, it is likely that there are more soaps on the market than the six registered as of June 1988.