RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Allergic contact dermatitis from formaldehyde in a liquid soap
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 301
OP 303
VO 57
IS 3
A1 Zemtsov, Alexander
A1 Taylor, James S.
A1 Evey, Phyllis
A1 Dijkstra, Jacob
YR 1990
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/3/301.abstract
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.