Allergic Contact Dermatitis Caused by Pigosept(R) Swabs.
- Author:
Hee Su KIM
1
;
Mi Yeon KIM
;
Young Min PARK
;
Hyung Ok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. yymmpark@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Allergic contact dermatitis;
Dodecyldiaminoethylglycine;
Isopropyl alcohol;
Tego(R);
Pigosept(R)
- MeSH:
2-Propanol;
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*;
Disinfectants;
Disinfection;
Female;
Humans;
Injections, Intravenous;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(8):1127-1129
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pigosept(R) is a prepackaged antiseptic swab for disinfection before blood sampling and intravenous injection. Tego(R) and isopropyl alcohol are the main components of Pigosept(R) swabs. Although Tego(R) has been reported as a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), ACD from isopropyl alcohol is rare. We herein report a case of ACD caused by two components of Pigosept(R), Tego(R) and isopropyl alcohol, in a 50-year-old woman. This case demonstrates that dermatologists should be alert to the possibility of ACD due to isopropyl alcohol as well as Tego(R) in some prepackaged disinfectants such as Pigosept(R).
