Erythema multiforme like allergic contact dermatitis associated with laurel oil: a rare presentation

Abstract

Case presentationErythema multiforme like allergic contact dermatitis associated with laurel oil: a rare presentation

A case of frog egg‐like perifollicular allergic contact dermatitis due to hydroquinone

“…A previous study using rats revealed that systemic administration of radioactive HQ preferably accumulated in the sebaceous glands, 9 possibly explaining the bizzare clinical and histologic manifestations that developed in our case. As far as we know, this type of ACD to HQ has never been previously reported, indicating that “frog egg‐like” papular lesions could be a new type of noneczematous CD 10 …”

Probable allergic contact dermatitis mimicking erythema muliforme

“…EM-like ACD is most often caused by Coombs type IV immune reaction, however there are cases where symptoms are suspected to be related to type III immune reactions. It is believed that circulating immune complexes play a significant role in the pathogenesis of these skin lesions [8].…”

“…EM-like ACD najczęściej wywoływane jest IV typem reakcji immunologicznej według Coombsa, jednak istnieją przypadki, w których podejrzewa się związek objawów z III typem reakcji immunologicznej. Stwierdza się, że krążące kompleksy immunologiczne odgrywają znaczącą rolę w patogenezie opisywanych zmian skórnych [8].…”

Persistent contact dermatitis following use of laurel oil

“…A total of ten cases of allergic contact dermatitis to laurel oil or essential oils with demonstrable sensitization to laurel oil have been described to date, including the case presented here [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. In 7/10 cases the symptoms occurred in female patients; the median age of onset was 49.3 years (range 26-63 years).…”