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Allergic contact dermatitis to methylisothiazolinone: exposure from baby wipes causing hand dermatitis

Ann Boyapati and colleagues report allergic contact dermatitis of the hands in adults, traced to methylisothiazolinone in baby wipes.

Ann Boyapati and colleagues report allergic contact dermatitis of the hands in adults, traced to methylisothiazolinone in baby wipes. No metal concentration is reported.

Key numbers

No metal result.

Methods (brief)

Patch testing in a contact-dermatitis clinic in Melbourne.

Evidence fitness

The paper supports a preservative-allergy observation for baby wipes. It does not support a metal occurrence claim.

Limitations

Clinical series, not a chemical survey of metals.

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