Allergic contact dermatitis caused by octylisothiazolinone in a leather sofa.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Alipour Tehrany, Yassaman; Quenan, Sandrine; Bugey, Aurélie; Piletta, Pierre
- Source
- Contact Dermatitis (01051873). Sep2018, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p188-189. 2p.
- Subject
- *CONTACT dermatitis
*ALLERGIES
*ALLERGENS
*LIQUID chromatography
*DETERGENTS
*PATIENTS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0105-1873
The article presents a case study of a 50-year-old women who was diagnosed with contact dermatitis which was caused due to an allergic reaction from the allergen octylisothiazolinone (OIT) present in leather sofas. It talks about the leather sofa being tested with liquid chromatography. It tells about OIT being present in detergents, water-based paints and as wood preservatives.