Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic

Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic

Contact allergy to fragrances is very common. It is the second sensitizer in contact allergic dermatitis, after nickel sulphate. The fragrance mix and Balsam of Peru affects about 50–80% of patients affected by fragrance allergy, but the study of recent literature highlights new markers implicated i...

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Main Authors: A. Tammaro, A. Narcisi, P.P. Di Russo, C. Abruzzese, G. De Marco, F. Persechino, F.R. Parisella, S. Persechino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1201000211
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spelling doaj-4adefaeb6c134638be7dd2ea857a7b792020-11-25T03:43:17ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation1721-727X2012-08-011010.1177/1721727X1201000211Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made CosmeticA. Tammaro0A. Narcisi1P.P. Di Russo2C. Abruzzese3G. De Marco4F. Persechino5F.R. Parisella6S. Persechino7U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,U.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,Faculty of Medicine, University of Towson (Maryland), USAU.O.C. Dermatology, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, University of Rome “Sapienza”,Contact allergy to fragrances is very common. It is the second sensitizer in contact allergic dermatitis, after nickel sulphate. The fragrance mix and Balsam of Peru affects about 50–80% of patients affected by fragrance allergy, but the study of recent literature highlights new markers implicated in the pathogenesis of this dermatitis. We report an unusual case of contact allergy to limonene in a young woman after daily use of a self-made cosmetic product containing lemon juice and peel (rich in limonene), with a positive reaction to Balsam of Peru to patch test and a positive reaction to patch by patch performed with her cosmetic and lemon peel. This simultaneous sensitization has been previously described in literature.https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1201000211
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author A. Tammaro
A. Narcisi
P.P. Di Russo
C. Abruzzese
G. De Marco
F. Persechino
F.R. Parisella
S. Persechino
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A. Narcisi
P.P. Di Russo
C. Abruzzese
G. De Marco
F. Persechino
F.R. Parisella
S. Persechino
Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic
European Journal of Inflammation
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A. Narcisi
P.P. Di Russo
C. Abruzzese
G. De Marco
F. Persechino
F.R. Parisella
S. Persechino
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title Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic
title_short Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic
title_full Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic
title_fullStr Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic
title_full_unstemmed Contact Allergy to Limonene from a Home-Made Cosmetic
title_sort contact allergy to limonene from a home-made cosmetic
publisher SAGE Publishing
series European Journal of Inflammation
issn 1721-727X
publishDate 2012-08-01
description Contact allergy to fragrances is very common. It is the second sensitizer in contact allergic dermatitis, after nickel sulphate. The fragrance mix and Balsam of Peru affects about 50–80% of patients affected by fragrance allergy, but the study of recent literature highlights new markers implicated in the pathogenesis of this dermatitis. We report an unusual case of contact allergy to limonene in a young woman after daily use of a self-made cosmetic product containing lemon juice and peel (rich in limonene), with a positive reaction to Balsam of Peru to patch test and a positive reaction to patch by patch performed with her cosmetic and lemon peel. This simultaneous sensitization has been previously described in literature.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1201000211
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