Abstract
Although there are many reported cases of immediate allergy after ingestion of foods containing cochineal, there are few reports of allergic contact dermatitis from carmine. We present a rare case of allergic contact dermatitis due to carmine. A 52-year-old female presented with an itchy erythema on her cheeks at the site where blush had been applied. Patch-tested with her cosmetics, she showed a positive reaction to the blush (30% in petrolatum) and to 0.2% (but not 0.1%) carmine in petrolatum. In this case, the optimum patch-test concentration of carmine was 0.2% in petrolatum.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 348-349 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Dermatitis |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-12-2011 |
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- Dermatology
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Allergic contact dermatitis from carmine in cosmetic blush. / Suzuki, Kayoko; Hirokawa, Keiko; Yagami, Akiko; Matsunaga, Kayoko.
In: Dermatitis, Vol. 22, No. 6, 01.12.2011, p. 348-349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Allergic contact dermatitis from carmine in cosmetic blush
AU - Suzuki, Kayoko
AU - Hirokawa, Keiko
AU - Yagami, Akiko
AU - Matsunaga, Kayoko
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - Although there are many reported cases of immediate allergy after ingestion of foods containing cochineal, there are few reports of allergic contact dermatitis from carmine. We present a rare case of allergic contact dermatitis due to carmine. A 52-year-old female presented with an itchy erythema on her cheeks at the site where blush had been applied. Patch-tested with her cosmetics, she showed a positive reaction to the blush (30% in petrolatum) and to 0.2% (but not 0.1%) carmine in petrolatum. In this case, the optimum patch-test concentration of carmine was 0.2% in petrolatum.
AB - Although there are many reported cases of immediate allergy after ingestion of foods containing cochineal, there are few reports of allergic contact dermatitis from carmine. We present a rare case of allergic contact dermatitis due to carmine. A 52-year-old female presented with an itchy erythema on her cheeks at the site where blush had been applied. Patch-tested with her cosmetics, she showed a positive reaction to the blush (30% in petrolatum) and to 0.2% (but not 0.1%) carmine in petrolatum. In this case, the optimum patch-test concentration of carmine was 0.2% in petrolatum.
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