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Occupational contact dermatitis to propacetamol. Allergological and chemical investigations in two new cases.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In 2 new cases of occupational contact dermatitis due to a recently described allergen (propacetamol), a prodrug which is a soluble diethylglycidyl ester of paracetamol, an allergological investigation was performed to elucidate the nature of the allergen involved in the propacetamol contact sensitivity. OBSERVATIONS: Two nurses with eczema of the hands and face had positive patch tests to Pro-Dafalgan. Every day the nurses prepared injections of Pro-Dafalgan (propacetamol dissolved in sodium citrate). The sensitization was due to propacetamol and not to the solvent. To elucidate which part of propacetamol was responsible for the sensitization, the 2 nurses were patch-tested with diethylamine, paracetamol (diluted in different vehicles) and some of their chemical analogues and potential impurities which were all negative. CONCLUSIONS: Propacetamol induces airborne contact dermatitis with no evidence of sensitization to paracetamol or diethylglycine, possibly because of either the presence of unknown impurities and/or an antigenic structure related to the covalent bond of the prodrug.[1]

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  1. Occupational contact dermatitis to propacetamol. Allergological and chemical investigations in two new cases. Barbaud, A., Reichert-Penetrat, S., Tréchot, P., Cuny, J.F., Weber, M., Schmutz, J.L. Dermatology (Basel) (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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