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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;83(2):168-169.
doi: 10.1111/cod.13600. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by elastic bands from FFP2 mask

Francisco J Navarro-Triviño  1 , Carolina Merida-Fernández  2 , Teresa Ródenas-Herranz  3 , Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde  3
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Case Reports

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by elastic bands from FFP2 mask

Francisco J Navarro-Triviño et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: FFP2 mask; allergic contact dermatitis; carbamates; case report; elastic bands; thiuram.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
(A ), Erythematous‐edematous reaction of a linear distribution located on the cheek, neck, and (B ), posterior cervical area. (C ), Sibol PPF2 mask. (D ), Rubber elastic band that has been patch tested. (E ), Positive patch test to the elastic rubber band from PPF2 mask “as is”
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