Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic

A. Tammaro; A. Narcisi; P.P. Di Russo; C. Abruzzese; G. De Marco; F. Persechino; F.R. Parisella; S. Persechino

doi:10.1177/1721727X1201000211

European Journal of Inflammation (Aug 2012)

Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic

A. Tammaro,
A. Narcisi,
P.P. Di Russo,
C. Abruzzese,
G. De Marco,
F. Persechino,
F.R. Parisella,
S. Persechino

Affiliations

A. Tammaro: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,
A. Narcisi: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,
P.P. Di Russo: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,
C. Abruzzese: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,
G. De Marco: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,
F. Persechino: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,
F.R. Parisella: Faculty of Medicine, University of Towson (Maryland), USA
S. Persechino: U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1201000211
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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Contact allergy to fragrances is very common. It is the second sensitizer in contact allergic dermatitis, after nickel sulphate. The fragrance mix and Balsam of Peru affects about 50–80% of patients affected by fragrance allergy, but the study of recent literature highlights new markers implicated in the pathogenesis of this dermatitis. We report an unusual case of contact allergy to limonene in a young woman after daily use of a self-made cosmetic product containing lemon juice and peel (rich in limonene), with a positive reaction to Balsam of Peru to patch test and a positive reaction to patch by patch performed with her cosmetic and lemon peel. This simultaneous sensitization has been previously described in literature.

Published in European Journal of Inflammation

ISSN: 1721-727X (Print); 2058-7392 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
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