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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan;86(1):44-46.
doi: 10.1111/cod.13963. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Pentylene glycol: An emerging cosmetic allergen?

Monica Corazza  1 , Cecilia Schenetti  1 , Natale Schettini  1 , Pierantonia Zedde  1 , Alessandro Borghi  1
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Case Reports

Pentylene glycol: An emerging cosmetic allergen?

Monica Corazza et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: 1,5-pentanediol; CAS no 5343-92-0; allergic contact dermatitis; case report; cosmetic cream; glycols; pentylene glycol.

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The authors declare no funding and no conflicts of interest related directly to the work being submitted.

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The positive repeated open application test (ROAT) performed with Bionike Defence My Age Cream® in the patientʼs antecubital fossa
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