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. 2019 Jan;36(1):e37-e38.
doi: 10.1111/pde.13681. Epub 2018 Oct 15.

Allergic contact dermatitis to slime: The epidemic of isothiazolinone allergy encompasses school glue

Amy J Zhang  1   2 , Anne H Boyd  2 , Sarah Asch  2 , Erin M Warshaw  2   3
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Allergic contact dermatitis to slime: The epidemic of isothiazolinone allergy encompasses school glue

Amy J Zhang et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

The slime craze is all the rage among tweens. Slime is a homemade stretchy play material created by mixing together household items such as school glue, borax, shaving cream, and contact lens solution. We present a case of allergic contact dermatitis secondary to methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) in school glue used to make slime; mass spectroscopy confirmed MCI/MI in the patient's glue. Clinicians should be aware of slime as an emerging source of MCI/MI contact allergy.

Keywords: allergy; contact dermatitis.

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