Patch Test Reactions Associated With Topical Medications : A Retrospective Analysis of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data (2001-2018)

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Topical medications may lead to allergic contact dermatitis. This study characterized positive patch test reactions associated with medications in patients evaluated by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG).

METHODS: This study is a retrospective analysis of the NACDG data (2001-2018). Patients with at least 1 positive patch test reaction associated with a medication source were included. Allergens, reaction characteristics, clinical relevance, and source details were tabulated.

RESULTS: Of 43,722 patients, 6374 (14.6%) had positive allergic patch test reactions associated with 1 or more topical medication sources. Patients with versus without allergic reactions to medications were more likely to be older than 40 years (P < 0.0001) and/or have primary sites of dermatitis on the legs, anal/genital region, or trunk (P < 0.0001). There were 8787 reactions to NACDG allergens; the most common were neomycin (29.4%), bacitracin (29.1%), propylene glycol 100% (10.6%), tixocortol-17-pivalate (10.0%), lidocaine (7.9%), budesonide (4.9%), and dibucaine (4.4%). Propylene glycol 100% was the most common inactive ingredient (10.6%). Current relevance was present in 61.0%. A total of 6.5% of the individuals with medication allergy would have had 1 or more positive patch test reactions missed if only tested to the NACDG screening series.

CONCLUSIONS: Positive patch test reactions associated with topical medications were common (14.6%), and most were clinically relevant. Patients with topical medication allergy were twice as likely to have anal/genital involvement. Active ingredients, especially neomycin, bacitracin, and tixocortol-17-pivalate, were frequent culprits.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug - 33(2022), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite 144-154

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Warshaw, Erin M [VerfasserIn]
Shaver, Rob L [VerfasserIn]
DeKoven, Joel G [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, James S [VerfasserIn]
Atwater, Amber R [VerfasserIn]
Fransway, Anthony F [VerfasserIn]
Maibach, Howard I [VerfasserIn]
Belsito, Donald V [VerfasserIn]
Silverberg, Jonathan I [VerfasserIn]
Houle, Marie-Claude [VerfasserIn]
Reeder, Margo J [VerfasserIn]
Zug, Kathryn A [VerfasserIn]
Fowler, Joseph F [VerfasserIn]
Sasseville, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Pratt, Melanie D [VerfasserIn]
Dunnick, Cory A [VerfasserIn]
DeLeo, Vincent A [VerfasserIn]

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Allergens
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Date Completed 21.03.2022

Date Revised 16.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/DER.0000000000000777

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329494023