Ulcerative contact dermatitis caused by sodium silicate. Coexistence of primary irritant contact dermatitis and contact urticaria
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 118 (7) , 518-520
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.118.7.518
Abstract
A 57 yr old man had had recurrent ulcerative lesions on his left hand for 2 yr. The ulcers were associated with chronic eczematous changes resulting from primary irritant contact dermatitis to sodium silicate, as indicated by positive patch tests. [He used sodium silicate in a dyeing process in his work.] The patient also had another type of cutaneous reaction to sodium silicate, i.e., contact urticaria. An immediate wheal and flare reaction was found 15 min after application of sodium silicate to a scratch test site. This response was not seen in healthy control subjects. The coexistence of primary irritant contact dermatitis and contact urticaria, both induced by sodium silicate, has apparently not previously been described.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: