CONTACT ALLERGY TO RESORCINOL MONOBENZOATE

Authors
ONGENAE K MATTHIEU L CONSTANDT L VANHECKE E
Citation
K. Ongenae et al., CONTACT ALLERGY TO RESORCINOL MONOBENZOATE, Dermatology, 196(4), 1998, pp. 470-473
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10188665
Volume
196
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
470 - 473
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-8665(1998)196:4<470:CATRM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Resorcinol monobenzoate is an ultraviolet light absorber used in cellu lose plastics and is known to cause allergic contact dermatitis reacti ons. It is the most important allergen in spectacle frames but can be a potential allergen in shoes as well. We report 7 cases of allergy to resorcinol monobenzoate with different clinical presentations. Our se ries further illustrates several possible cross-sensitizers.