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Contact dermatitis associated with a cosmetic cream
Yang Jiang1, Sha Wang1, Jing Lyu1
1Department of Dermatology, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China.
Background:
Cosmetic contact dermatitis (CCD) is a very common cosmetic adverse reaction, but there are few reports of adverse reactions to breast enhancement cream.
Methods:
We reported a case of adverse skin reactions after applying a cosmetic cream and performed patch tests of cosmetic series and cosmetic product.
Results:
After drug treatment, the patient's symptoms improved significantly. The cosmetic series patch test showed that she was allergic to thimerosal, and the cosmetic product patch also showed positive.
Conclusions:
The adverse reactions of dermatologists to cosmetics cannot be ignored, and it is suggested that in addition to common skin care products, the safety of other functional products should also be concerned.
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