CONTACT-DERMATITIS FROM A TEXTILE FLAME-RETARDANT

We report a case of contact sensitivity to Flammentin ASN(R), a flame retardant used on cotton and wool. The patient was a painter who was p rotecting his face with a white cotton cap. He presented with eczema o f the forehead and face at the sites of cap contact. Patch tests with the treated cap and flame retardant were positive; a formaldehyde patc h test was negative. Flame retardants are used in construction. materi als and textiles. Contact sensitivity is rarely described and we compa re our case to those published in the literature.