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Article: Medication vehicles may drive contact dermatitis.(Dermatologic Therapy)
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- Skin & Allergy News
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- July 1, 2006
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KOLOA, HAWAII -- Next time a patient's skin disease isn't improving despite what ought to be effective topical medication, consider the possibility of occult allergic contact dermatitis caused by a chemical in the vehicle base, Dr. David E. Cohen urged at the annual Hawaii Dermatology Seminar sponsored by Skin Disease Education Foundation.
This is a surprisingly common occurrence. Indeed, well over half of the 32 most common contact allergens are chemicals contained in medical vehicles, according to the results of patch testing conducted in 2001-2002 by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) in nearly 5,000 patients with suspected allergic contact ...