Contact Dermatitis/ Drug Eruptions Flashcards
Produces parasthesias of fingertips, cyanosis, gangrene
Oxalic acid
Neutralized by limewater or milk of magnesia
Produces a white eschar
May cause glomerulonephritis or arrythmias
Phenol (carbolic acid)
Neutralized by ethyl or isopropyl alcohol
Hydrofluoric acid
Neutralize periungual burns with IL calcium gluconate
May cause low Ca, low Mg, high K and dysrrythmias
Lime, arsenic, zinc dust
May produce folliculitis
Hyperpigmentation, keratoses, scrotal cancer
InSoluble cutting oils
Acne corne
Follicular keratosis and pigmentation from crude petroleum
Acquired perforating dermatosis in field workers
Calcium chloride
Inhalation causes exfoliative erythroderma, eosinophilia, mucous membrane erosions and hepatitis
Trichloroethylene used as degreasing agent and dry cleaning
Contact urticaria
Cetyl amd stearyl alcohol
Produce a pustular eruption on patch testing of no clinical significance
Nickel, mercury, potassium iodide
Other toxicodendron reactors
Cashew (nutshell), rengas tree, spider flower, silver oak
Rescorcinol allergy
Person is elliptical, wheat bran, marine brown algae
Prevents or diminishes poison ivy
Quaterinium 18 bentonite
Sites of early mango dermatitis
Eyelids and prepuce bc from palms
Ingestion of ginkgo fruit results in
Perianal dermatitis
Most common cause of allergic dermatitis in florists
Peruvian lily
Antigenic site of sesquiterpene
Alpha methylene portion
Causes a severe inflammatory bullous rxn
Prairie crocus
Contact urticaria and anaphylaxis
Onion and celery
Cause erythema multiforme
Tea tree oil, cocobolo, rosewood (exotic woods), Bermuda fire sponge
Seaweed dermatitis
Blue green algae (lyngbya), within minutes, area covered
Sabra dermatitis
Prickly pear and fig
Resembles scabies
Pastry baker hand dermatitis
Cinnamon
Dentist dermatitis
Eugenol, clove oil, eucalyptus oil
Allergic sensitizerbof turpentine
Carlene
Best screening agents for clothing dermatitis
Ethylene urea melamine formaldehyde resin, dimethylol dihydroxyethylene
Shoe dermatitis
Rubber accelerators like mercaptobenzothiazole, carbamates, tetramethylthiuram disulfide, K dichromate
*spares web spaces
Black dermatographism
Under jewelry containing zinc, titanium oxide on gold jewelry
Addition of this to cement decreases chrome dermatitis
Ferrous sulfate
Most common component of thimersol to cause ACD
Ethyl mercuric
*those who react to thiosalicilic acid component have piroxicam allergy
Glove allergy
Thiuram
Dental bonding agents
Bisphenol A and glycidyl methacrylate
Orthopedist allergy
Methyl methacrylate monomer
Most common fragrance allergies
Cinnamic alcohol, oak moss, cinnamic aldehyde, hydroxy citronellal, musk ambrette, isoeugenol, geraniol, coumarin, Lyral, eugenal
What color of hair dyes cross react with PPD
Azo dyes - acid violet 6b, water soluble nigrosine, ammonium carbonate
May produce a localized urticarial and generalized histamine reaction
Ammonium persulfste
Allergin of propolis (lip balm, lipstick)
Caffeates
Highest rate of allergy among transdermal meds
Clonidine
*TD meds may have EM like reaction
Anamnestic reaction (recall if sensitized topically then taken internally flare at previous site of ACD)
Antihistamines
Sulfonamides
PCN
Late patch reaction, 7 d
Neomycin
Topical ab with highest rate of contact urticaria and anaphylaxis
Bacitracin
Highest rates of occupational skin disease
Agriculture, fishing, forestry
MC cause of contact urticaria
Nonimmunologic - no prior sensitization
Causes - nettle, DMSO, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic aldehyde, cobalt, trafuril
Immunologic urticaria
Latex, potatoes, phenylmercuric propionate
Groups with highest risk of latex allergy (type 1)
Atopic and spina bifida
Banana, avocado, kiwi, chestnut, passion fruit
Open patch tests best for immediate type hypersensitivity
Rast detects 75% of latex allergy