CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO UNDERWEAR

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Fourteen patients with contact dermatitis were admitted to the dermatologic service at the St. Louis City Hospital from May 1940 to December 1940. This dermatitis was caused by the wearing of new unwashed shorts purchased at chain department stores. All the patients were male adolescents; they had worn the shorts for at least forty-eight hours prior to the appearance of a sharply demarcated dermatitis covering the lower part of the back, the buttocks and the upper parts of the thighs. Vesiculation was never noted. Edema with associated pain and pruritus about the genitalia was a constant feature. In several cases catheterization was necessary. In no case could a history of previous sensitization be elicited. All the patients were comparatively free from toxic symptoms after the first few days. In 1 case infection was superimposed on the penile edema. Response to treatment was poor. Several patients retained a pruritic erythema after

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