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Contact dermatitis from cetostearyl alcohol
1Department of Dermatology, Health Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. rademakm@hwl.co.nz
The Australasian Journal of Dermatology
|February 12, 1998
Abstract:
Emulsifiers are an uncommon cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Five cases of allergic contact dermatitis to cetostearyl alcohol are presented. In all five cases, multiple positive reactions to other allergens were present, usually topical corticosteroid creams.