Results Seven of the 41 patients had positive reactions to textile related allergens on the screening or textile series and five were thought to be work-related. Four patients who were patch test positive with the textile series were also positive to relevant allergens on the screening series. Two patients with work-related textile dermatitis were patch test positive to the textile series but n...

Beauticians are recognized as being at risk regarding the development of occupational skin diseases, mainly allergic contact dermatitis, with acrylates and methyisothiazolinones being the most frequently found occupational allergens (1–4). Little is known about behaviour at work regarding safety and the prevalence of skin symptoms in beautician apprentices. This article describes skin protectiv...

Epicutaneous patch testing is the gold standard method for the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis. Despite this knowledge, many clinical dermatologists do not offer patch testing in their offices or offer testing with only a limited number of allergens. Introduced in 1995, the Thin-Layer Rapid Use Epicutaneous Test originally contained 23 allergens and one control. In 2007, five additiona...

An 8-year-old girl attended a Halloween party (Fig. 1) where her facewas decoratedwith a colourmake-up pencil. On removing the make-up, she developed erythematous, scaly, itchy patches on the cheeks and perioral area. Hermother applied argan oil on the lesions for some days, which causedaworseningof the rash. Thegirlwas treated in our department with methylprednisolone aceponate cream. Use of t...

We reported a case of allergic contact dermatitis three weeks after the H1N1 vaccine, probably involving thimerosal additive. Patients should be aware of this possible unusual delayed reaction.

We discuss allergic contact dermatitis to the iPad to highlight a potential source of nickel exposure in children.

Cosmetics are an important cause of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Fragrances and preservatives are the two most clinically relevant allergens found in cosmetic products. Patch testing remains the gold standard for identification of causative allergens. Common cosmetic allergens are reviewed. Practical methods of allergen avoidance are also discussed.