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Editorial
. 2024 Apr 5:7:100044.
doi: 10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100044. eCollection 2024 May.

Commentary on JPOSNA® paper, "Dermatitis after spine fusion caused by liquid adhesive (2-octyl cyanoacrylate)"

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Commentary on JPOSNA® paper, "Dermatitis after spine fusion caused by liquid adhesive (2-octyl cyanoacrylate)"

Lisa M Arkin et al. J Pediatr Soc North Am. .
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Id reaction to allergic contact dermatitis to Dermabond, with generalized pinpoint pruritic papules distant from the primary site. This reaction is often associated with delayed recognition of primary dermatitis and may necessitate the administration of oral prednisone.

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  • doi: 10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100045

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