Photo-contact allergy to octocrylene: a decreasing trend?

Contact Dermatitis. 2018 Mar;78(3):224-225. doi: 10.1111/cod.12904.

Authors

Paolo Romita¹, Caterina Foti¹, Katharina Hansel², Luca Stingeni²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, 70124, Bari, Italy.
² Clinical, Allergological and Venereological Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, 06129, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 29430706
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12904

No abstract available

Keywords: ketoprofen; octocrylene; photo-contact allergy; sunscreen.

MeSH terms

Acrylates / adverse effects*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects
Dermatitis, Photoallergic / etiology*
Female
Humans
Ketoprofen / adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Patch Tests
Sunscreening Agents / adverse effects*

Substances

Acrylates
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Sunscreening Agents
octocrylene
Ketoprofen