Face dermatitis from contaminants on a mask for anaesthesia

Authors: Komericki, P.1; Szolar-Platzer, C.1; Kränke, B.1; Aberer, W.1

Source: British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 142, Number 1, January 2000 , pp. 163-165(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Allergic and irritant contact reactions to face masks for anaesthesia have rarely been reported. We present a 55-year-old female patient who developed facial allergic contact dermatitis after an operation requiring general anaesthesia. Patch tests showed positive reactions to cocospropylenediamin-guanidinium-diacetate (trivial name Dodigen 3558), a preservative used in disinfectants for medical instruments. It could be proven that residues of the causative allergen in the disinfectant adhered to the mask. This is the first report of a clinically relevant sensitization to this increasingly widely used agent.

Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; cocospropylenediamin-guanidinium-diacetate; contact dermatitis; Dodigen 3558; face mask; preservative

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03261.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Environmental Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Dermatology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, A-8036 Graz, Austria

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