Contact dermatitis caused by homemade "slime": Report of two cases with chemical analysis

Contact Dermatitis. 2019 Jun;80(6):407-408. doi: 10.1111/cod.13230. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Authors

Yassaman Alipour Tehrany¹, Sandrine Quenan¹, Aurélie Bugey², Pierre Piletta¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
² The Official Food and Veterinary Control Authority of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 30677154
DOI: 10.1111/cod.13230

No abstract available

Keywords: case report; hand contact dermatitis; methylchloroisothiazolinone; methylisothiazolinone; paediatrics; slime.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adhesives / adverse effects
Adhesives / chemistry
Child
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Female
Hand Dermatoses / chemically induced*
Humans
Play and Playthings*
Preservatives, Pharmaceutical / adverse effects*
Preservatives, Pharmaceutical / chemistry
Thiazoles / adverse effects*

Substances

Adhesives
Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
Thiazoles
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one