ABSTRACT
Irritant Contact Dermatitis to Medical Adhesive Bandage: An Occasional Sticky Problem
Matrix Science Medica (MSM)
Author: Letter to Editor
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Allergies to medical adhesive bandages is uncommon clinical problems despite being widely used procedures in both outpatient and inpatient settings.[1] While studies based on patch tests reveal that proven allergic contact dermatitis(ACD) is infrequent and most cases might result from irritant reaction or irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). Tape allergy is reported by 0.3% of patients in a large scale electronic record‑based study and also concluded that true tape allergy is rare. Most of these are nonallergic tape reactions.[2] Other complication of adhesive dressing or medical adhesive related skin injuries are erosion, vesicle or bullae formation, skin tears, maceration, or folliculitis.[3] Plastic-like chemicals called acrylates or propenoates are also responsible for some allergic reaction from bandage adhesive tapes.
| Pages | 57-58 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Volume | 5 |
