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Contact allergy to propylene oxide and isopropyl alcohol in a skin disinfectant swab

Ove Jensen
- 01 Jun 1981 - 
- Vol. 7, Iss: 3, pp 148-150
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Two laboratory assistants developed contact dermatitis from a disposable swab for pre‐injection use that gave positive allergic reactions to propylene oxide in both patients, one of whom also reacted to isopropyl alcohol.
Abstract
Two laboratory assistants developed contact dermatitis from a disposable swab for pre-injection use, containing isopropyl alcohol 70% and propylene oxide 1%. Patch testing gave position allergic reactions to propylene oxide in both patients, one of whom also reacted to isopropyl alcohol. Testing of 25 control persons gave negative results.

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Contact dermatitis from propylene oxide.

TL;DR: A 55-year-old waitress with no history of atopy was investigated for recurrent attacks of urticaria and had a negative RAST to birch but positive (4+) to mugwort and daisy, from which she denied any symptoms.
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