No contact allergy to acrylic acid and methacrylic acid in routinely tested dermatitis patients

Acrylate and methacrylate allergy: When is patch testing with acrylic acid recommended?

“…documented the absence of positive reactions, also in patients with (meth)acrylate allergy. 10 As the authors stated, this does not exclude the possibility of false negative results due to the low prevalence of positive patch-test reactions to (meth)acrylates in their consecutive patch tested patients (seven patients, 0.9%). 10 In our study, this prevalence is higher (1.8%), but only two of these eight patients (25.0%)…”

Contact allergy to electrocardiogram electrodes caused by acrylic acid without sensitivity to methacrylates and ethyl cyanoacrylate

“…These authors found positive reactions to other (meth)acrylates; these were considered to be possible cross‐reactions. A recent study by Bruze et al on 768 consecutively patch tested patients reported 26 contact allergic reactions to (meth)acrylates in 7 subjects, without any simultaneous positive reactions to acrylic acid (0.1% pet). This article and our reported case highlight the fact that that acrylic acid does not always cross‐react with the methacrylates and ethyl cyanoacrylate, even if it would be more likely that the patient would have reacted to acrylates, as they, at least in theory, may be hydrolysed to acrylic acid.…”

Contact sensitivity to electrocardiogram electrodes due to acrylic acid: A rare cause of medical device allergy

“…In fact, the patient's history did not reveal exposure to products containing (meth)acrylates, as also described in a recent case of ACD caused by acrylic acid in transcutaneous electrical nervous stimulation . Nevertheless, Bruze et al patch tested acrylic acid in 768 consecutive patients, not observing any reactivity to acrylic acid, especially in their seven patients sensitized to (meth)acrylates . Thus, cross reactivity between acrylic acid and (meth)acrylates remains an open question to be investigated in further studies.…”

“…9 Nevertheless, Bruze et al patch tested acrylic acid in 768 consecutive patients, not observing any reactivity to acrylic acid, especially in their seven patients sensitized to (meth)acrylates. 10…”