Ethylenediamine: a possible cause of airborne urticaria and indoor air complaints |
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| Authors: | Beth Baker Gail Gregor Steven Prawer |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Occupational Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1829, USA;Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA;Department of Dermatology, Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA |
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| Abstract: | Ethylenediamine, a stabilizer in topical creams and a component of aminophylline (1), causes dermatitis and is a common sensitizer. Other related amines, such as monoamylamine and para-phenylenediamine, have caused urticaria. Except for 1 case report by Urbani (2), ethylenediamine is not a common cause of allergic urticaria (3, 4). |
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| Keywords: | ethylenediamine contact urticaria airborne indoor air complaints nurses health care workers hospital staff occupational carpet cleaners |
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