Contact dermatitis caused by dimethylfumarate in Argentina

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Jul;49(6):508-9. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2011.594800. Epub 2011 Jul 15.

Abstract

For the first time in Argentina, we describe an outbreak of contact dermatitis. New pairs of shoes caused intense pruritus, pain, and eruption, followed by edema, blisters, and a severe negative impact on the epidermal barrier of the feet. We identify dimethylfumarate as the causal agent and suggest an analytical method for its fast identification.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Argentina
  • Blister / etiology
  • Blister / pathology
  • Dermatitis, Contact / etiology*
  • Dermatitis, Contact / pathology
  • Dimethyl Fumarate
  • Epidemics
  • Erythema / pathology
  • Female
  • Foot / pathology*
  • Fumarates / adverse effects*
  • Fungicides, Industrial / adverse effects*
  • Fungicides, Industrial / therapeutic use
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
  • Miconazole / therapeutic use
  • Patch Tests
  • Pruritus / pathology
  • Rabbits
  • Shoes

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fumarates
  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Gentamicins
  • Miconazole
  • Dimethyl Fumarate