Allergic Contact Dermatitis to (Meth)Acrylates in Apple AirPods Headphones

Chan, Justin; Rabi, Sina; Adler, Brandon

doi:10.1097/der.0000000000000735

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“…This often results in difficulty in identifying product materials used in individual headphones/parts, leading to difficulty in determining the relevance of positive reactions to standardized panels of allergens on patch testing. In another reported case related to Apple AirPods, acrylates were suspected but unconfirmed relevant culprits in the plastic components of the in‐ear headphones 2 . In our patient, the silicon ear tip as well as the plastic materials showed positive results to patch tests.…”

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Allergic contact dermatitis to Apple AirPods Pro

2021

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Conceptualization (lead); data curation (equal); formal analysis (equal); resources (lead); writingoriginal draft (lead); writingreview and editing (lead). Olivier Dereure: Methodology (equal); supervision (equal); validation (equal); writingreview and editing (equal). Aurelie Du-Thanh: Conceptualization (lead); data curation (equal); methodology (equal); resources (lead); supervision (lead); validation (lead); writingreview and editing (lead). Nadia Raison-Peyron: Conceptualization (lead); data curation (equal); methodology (equal); resources (lead); supervision (lead); validation (lead); writingreview and editing (lead).

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Allergic contact dermatitis to Apple AirPods Pro

2021

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“…Identifying the causes of contact dermatitis triggered by electrical appliances is difficult without information from the manufacturers. In previous reports of contact dermatitis to in-ear headphones, some cases were suspected to be caused by acrylates and methacrylates, 1,2 while in other reports no specific substance was detected. 1,3 Contact dermatitis caused by hearing aids has also been reported to be caused by rubber, gold, and dyes as well as acrylates and methacrylates.…”

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“…With the widespread use of wireless, in-ear headphones there have been increasing reports of contact dermatitis caused by them. [1][2][3] Here, we report a case of contact dermatitis localized to the bilateral antihelixes, caused by gold parts in in in-ear headphones.…”

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Allergic contact dermatitis to gold in the parts of in‐ear headphones

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As our patientʼs rash closely coincided with the distribution of the reflective tape and subsequently improved upon restricting his exposure to the tape, possible causes included irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) or a lichenoid allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Despite the interface dermatitis reaction pattern observed on histology, we favour the diagnosis of ICD to the reflective tape, based on his negative patch test result with cut-outs from the reflective tape of his shirt and the absence of the identified allergens in its composition. We hypothesize that excessive sweating and the occlusive nature of the tape may have been factors contributing to his reaction. An ongoing lichenoid ACD secondary to residual sodium metabisulfite or benzalkonium chloride in the tape seems less likely, particularly as disinfection measures involving those allergens could not be definitively confirmed. High-visibility reflective tape has only previously been implicated in the medical literature for causing first-degree burns of the mid-back, secondary to overheating in sunny conditions. 1 To our knowledge, this is the first report of high-visibility reflective tape potentially inducing ICD. Frank Po-Chao Chiu: Conceptualization (equal); data curation (equal); formal analysis (equal); investigation (equal); methodology (equal); project administration (equal); writingoriginal draft (equal); writingreview and editing (equal). rosemary nixon: Formal analysis (equal); investigation (equal); methodology (equal); supervision (equal); writingoriginal draft (equal); writingreview and editing (equal). Adriene Lee: Formal analysis (equal); investigation (equal); supervision (equal); writing review and editing (equal). Aaron Edward Boyce: Conceptualization (equal); data curation (equal); formal analysis (equal); investigation (equal); methodology (equal); resources (equal); supervision (equal); writingoriginal draft (equal); writingreview and editing (equal).

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“…Apple AirPods® are the best‐selling wireless headphones on the market 1 . A recent case report described one case of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) associated with the original (1st/2nd generation) AirPods® 2 . Patch testing implicated acrylates as the primary allergen.…”

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“…According to Apple, “AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and Beats headphone products contain trace amounts of acrylates and (meth‐)acrylates from adhesives.” 5 A recent case report detailed a patient who developed dermatitis of the ears several hours after using original (first/second generation) AirPods® 2 . Results of patch testing revealed reactions to one acrylate and three (meth‐)acrylates (Table 1).…”

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