Hand dermatitis: a focus on allergic contact dermatitis to biocides

Dermatol Clin. 2009 Jul;27(3):251-64, v-vi. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2009.05.007.

Abstract

Hand dermatitis is a common disease of the skin resulting in significantly decreased quality of life. Allergic contact dermatitis is a frequent cause of hand dermatitis. Recent studies have revealed that biocides used as preservatives are frequent allergens affecting the hands. This article reviews common biocides implicated in hand dermatitis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / adverse effects*
  • Carbamates
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Dermatitis, Occupational / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Occupational / etiology
  • Dermatology / methods
  • Disinfectants / adverse effects*
  • Formaldehyde / toxicity
  • Glutaral
  • Hand Dermatoses / diagnosis
  • Hand Dermatoses / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Methenamine / adverse effects
  • Methenamine / analogs & derivatives
  • Nitriles
  • Parabens
  • Patch Tests / methods
  • Preservatives, Pharmaceutical / adverse effects
  • Urea / adverse effects
  • Urea / analogs & derivatives
  • Xylenes

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Carbamates
  • Disinfectants
  • Nitriles
  • Parabens
  • Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
  • Xylenes
  • chloroxylenol
  • Formaldehyde
  • 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate
  • Urea
  • quaternium-15
  • diazolidinylurea
  • Methenamine
  • imidazolidinyl urea
  • Glutaral
  • 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane