S. Schliemann, Annett Zahlten, A. Krautheim
Nov 1, 2010
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Contact Dermatitis
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A 24-year-old woman developed hand eczema after 6 months of full-time cleaning of hospital operating theatres, using a surface disinfectant (Microbac® forte). The skin lesions healed during sick leave and application of topical corticosteroids, but recurred after she had returned to work, and then spread to the face. She was finally dismissed after 12 months, and her dermatitis cleared. She suffered from hay fever for years, but had never had any skin problems. She was patch tested with the baseline series, a series of disinfectants (including benzalkonium chloride), and fragrances, as recommended by the German Contact Dermatitis Group. Microbac forte 0.4% and 0.04% aq. Fig. 1. Patch test reactions to N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-dodecylpropane-1,3-diamine 0.1% aq. (above) and Microbac® forte 0.4% aq. (below) at D3.