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Shoe dermatitis in India
A K Bajaj1, S C Gupta, A K Chatterjee
1Department of Dermatology, M. L. N. Medical College, Allahabad (U.P.),India.
Contact Dermatitis
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
105 patients with foot dermatitis, seen over a period of 18 months, were patch tested with various shoe allergens. 47 showed a positive reaction to 1 or more allergens. The majority of the cases (37-47) were chrome-positive. Positivity to plastic material was observed in 8, whereas rubber and rubber chemicals accounted for 5 cases. Of special interest were positive reactions to 1,3-diphenylguanidine in 3 and N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide in 2 cases.