Contact allergy to furazolidone
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1Department of Dermatology, Carolus Hospital, BD's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
Contact Dermatitis
|April 1, 1990
Abstract:
A case of occupational contact allergy to furazolidone, used as an animal feed additive and as an antimicrobial drug in veterinary medicine, is described. The patient did not react to furazolidone 2% pet. Using PEG-400 and alcohol as patch test vehicles resulted in positive patch test reactions. No cross-reactions were observed to other nitrofuran derivatives (nitrofurazone, nitrofurantoin) or to furfural. The literature on contact allergy to nitrofurans is reviewed.