Article
Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Boldo
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2021Registro en:
Valdes R, Feuereisen A, Bellinghausen M. Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Boldo. Dermatitis. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;32(2):e31-e32. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000618. PMID: 33443375.
Autor
Valdés, Roberto
Feuereisen, Alexandra
Bellinghausen, Matias
Institución
Resumen
We present a unique case of fingertip allergic contact dermatitis from sprinkling fish food containing the inciting allergen, propyl gallate. A 58-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of dermatitis localized to the fingertips of the first 3 fingers of both hands.
The distal aspects of the patient's bilateral first (thumb), second,and third digits demonstrated ill-defined eczematous plaques with superficial fissures and thin scales (Fig. 1). The woman had previ- ously used petrolatum on her hands, which provided moderate
symptomatic relief, and clobetasol 0.05% ointment, which provided no significant improvement. Her dermatitis had responded well to narrowband UV-B phototherapy for 12 weeks but flared up again 1 week after discontinuing phototherapy.