Contact allergies to topical corticosteroids

Contact Dermatitis. 1993 Mar;28(3):174-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1993.tb03382.x.

Abstract

The patient, a 34-year-old Japanese woman who noticed worsening of her rash after using topical corticosteroid preparations on her neck, was patch tested for both commercial preparations and corticosteroids themselves. The patch test results revealed that she had a contact allergy to gold, oxytetracycline, and 2 types of corticosteroid (acetonides and esters) in 7 compounds (betamethasone valerate and dipropionate, hydrocortisone butyrate and hydrocortisone butyrate propionate, amcinonide, budesonide, and fluocinonide).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / chemistry
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Drug Eruptions / diagnosis
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Female
  • Gold / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Patch Tests

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Gold