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Tea tree oil dermatitis associated with linear IgA disease
C M Perrett1, A V Evans, R Russell-Jones
1Department of Dermatology, Ealing Hospital, Middlesex, UK. conalperrett@hotmail.com
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|March 26, 2003
Abstract:
Tea tree oil dermatitis is an increasingly common finding, reflecting the strong demand for natural remedies and aromatic substances. Linear immunoglobulin A (IgA) disease is a rare acquired subepidermal blistering disorder, characterized by basement membrane zone IgA deposition. We describe a patient in whom linear IgA disease appears to have been precipitated by a contact reaction to tea tree oil.