European Journal of Inflammation (Jan 2013)

Contact Allergy to Disperse Red Dye: A New Sensitizer

  • A. Tammaro,
  • C. Abruzzese,
  • G. Cortesi,
  • F.R. Parisella,
  • R. Madjaroff,
  • A. Narcisi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100123
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Recently an increasing prevalence of contact allergy to dyes has been described, but the diagnosis often fails because of a lacking anamnesis and the absence of these allergens in most patch test standard series. Herein, we report the case of a male patient affected by an unusual hand contact dermatitis to disperse red dye.