Clinico-Etiological Study of Contact Dermatitis Due To Cosmetics
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 9
Abstract
AIM- To study the prevalence and various clinical presentations of contact dermatitis due to cosmetics and also to specify the ingredients in cosmetics causing contact dermatitis by patch testing. METHODS- All clinically suspected cases of contact dermatitis due to cosmetics, attending the Out Patient Department of Dermatology, Venreology and Leprosy, S.N. Medical College, Agra from March 2016 to March 2017 constituted the subject material for this study i.e a total of 136 patients but 44 patients didn’t give consent for patch test, and 4 patients didn’t come for follow-up, so finally 88 patients were included in the study. RESULT AND CONCLUSION- 136 cases were suspected to have contact dermatitis due to cosmetics out of 1620 patients who attended the contact dermatitis clinic of our department from march 2016 to march 2017 giving a relative prevalence of 8.39%. Female preponderance was seen with Maximum no. of cases (42.05%) were in 30-39 year age group. The most common type of adverse reaction to cosmetics seen in patients was allergic contact dermatitis in 45.45% . The other less common reactions were hyperpigmentation in 29.54% (26 cases), irritant contact dermatitis in 11.36% (10 cases), depigmentation in 11.36% (10 cases), contact urticaria in 9.09% (8 cases). PPD was the most common antigen showing positive patch test result in 28% cases, followed by neomycin sulfate and Para Tertiary Butyl Phenol. Most common cause of cosmetic dermatitis due to cosmetics was hair dye in 38.63% , followed by facial creams, sindhoor ,lipstick, nail cosmetics,stickerbindis, fragrances, mascara, and hair removal cream in the following order of frequency.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Kumara Harsha, DrYatendraSingh Chahar, DrPramodKumar Singh
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