Irritant reactions to an antiseptic bath emollient
| Autor: | A S Highet, T C Ling |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Allergy
medicine.medical_specialty Erythema business.industry medicine.drug_class Dermatology medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Triclosan Desquamation Benzalkonium chloride chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Antiseptic Staphylococcus aureus medicine medicine.symptom Irritation business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 11:263-267 |
| ISSN: | 1471-1753 0954-6634 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Antiseptic bath emollients are important in the management of atopic eczema, helping to reduce the Staphylococcus aureus load and the frequency and severity of infective relapse. METHODS: We report seven cases who developed an irritant reaction to Oilatum Plus® (OP), an antiseptic bath emollient containing benzalkonium chloride (6%) and triclosan (2%). RESULTS: A typical feature is the lack of itch and patients often report only slight discomfort, in contrast with atopic eczema. Clinically, there is erythema, sometimes surmounted or surrounded by desquamation, often of an unusual brown colour. The most frequently involved areas are skin flexures and otherwise occluded skin, which may be explained by an increased penetration of the offending agent into the skin. In three cases, the reaction followed excessive or inappropriate use of OP bath emollient, but in other cases the reaction occurred even with apparently correct use of OP. CONCLUSION: Individual susceptibility to an irritant reaction fr... |
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