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- Title
Contact allergy to diazolidinyl urea (Germall II®).
- Authors
De Groot, Anton C.; Bruynzeel, Derk P.; Jagtman, Berend A.; Weyland, J. Willem
- Abstract
4 cases of contact allergy to diazolidinyI urea (Germal) II®) in a "hypoallergenic" brand of cosmetics are described. 2 patients sensitized by these cosmetics were not allergic to formaldehyde, 2 other patients already sensitive to formaldehyde had exacerbations of dermatitis due to diazolidinyl urea. The following tentative conclusions were drawn. (i) Contact aIIergy to diazolidinyl urea may or may not be due to formaldehyde sensitivity. (ii) Patients allergic to formaldehyde may suffer contact allergic reactions from the use of cosmetics containing diazolidinyI urea (iii) Patients sensitized to diazolidinyl urea may cross-react to imidazolidinyl urea and vice-versa. (iv) It is suggested that the sensitizing potential diazolidnyl urea is greater than that of imidazotidinyl urea. (v) Aq. solutions may be preferable to pet for patch testing with diazolidnyl urea.
- Subjects
CONTACT dermatitis; UREA; COSMETICS; FORMALDEHYDE; SKIN tests; ALLERGIES
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 1988, Vol 18, Issue 4, p202
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0536.1988.tb02803.x