Lauryl ether sulphate dermatitis in Denmark |
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| Authors: | Bent Sylvest Niels Hjorth Bertil Magnusson |
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| Affiliation: | Skin Clinic, Horsens, Denmark;Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark;Department of Dermatology, University Clinic, Malmö, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Lauryl ether sulphate (LES), a synthetic detergent, may sometimes contain an allergenic impurity, which has given rise to several outbreaks of contact dermatitis. Such an outbreak occurred in Denmark in 1971. All cases diagnosed were confined to one household, while other cases may have passed unnoticed. |
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| Keywords: | contact dermatitis detergents lauryl ether sulphate |
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