Allergic contact dermatitis from carbomers: two case report

Florence Castelain¹, Stefan Kerre², Clémentine Carlet¹, An Goossens³, Pascal Girardin¹, Fabien Pelletier^{1

4}, Francois Aubin^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Allergology Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
² Dermatologist, Dermatology Clinic, Aarschot, Belgium.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Dermatology Clinic, University of Franche-Comté, Inserm U1098 RIGHT, Besançon, France.

Case Reports

Florence Castelain et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;83(4):326-328.

doi: 10.1111/cod.13616. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Florence Castelain¹, Stefan Kerre², Clémentine Carlet¹, An Goossens³, Pascal Girardin¹, Fabien Pelletier^{1

4}, Francois Aubin^{1

4}

¹ Department of Dermatology, Allergology Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
² Dermatologist, Dermatology Clinic, Aarschot, Belgium.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Dermatology Clinic, University of Franche-Comté, Inserm U1098 RIGHT, Besançon, France.

No abstract available

Keywords: Carbomer; Carbopol; allergic contact dermatitis; case report; hydro-alcoholic solution.

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