## SUMMARY A case of allergic contact dermatitis to cinchocaine is presented to highlight the confusion regarding the classification of, and crossβreactivity between, topical anaesthetic agents and the inadequacy of the use of benzocaine as a single screening agent for topical anaesthetic contact a
Allergic contact dermatitis to plastic banknotes
β Scribed by Matheen Mohamed; Thomas A Delaney; Jeremy J Horton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-8380
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β¦ Synopsis
Allergic contact dermatitis to ultraviolet (UV) cured acrylates occurs predominantly in occupationally exposed workers. Two men presented with dermatitis coinciding with the location of banknotes in their pockets. Patch testing confirmed allergic contact dermatitis to multiple acrylates and Australian plastic banknotes. This is the first report of contact allergy to acrylates present in Australian plastic banknotes.
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