Benzyl alcohol allergy

doi:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1995.tb00980.x

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Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volume 36 Issue 4, Pages 219 - 220

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Benzyl alcohol allergy

Michael Li ¹ Elizabeth Gow ¹

¹ Skin and Cancer Foundation, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Correspondence: Michael Li, Skin and Cancer Foundation, Ashley Lane, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.

KEYWORDS

allergic contact dermatitis • α-hydroxy-toluene • benzyl alcohol • lichen sclerosus et alrophicus • vulva

ABSTRACT

A 63 year old woman presented with a 3 year history of vulval lichen sclerosus et alrophicus and vulval dermatitis resistant to multiple topical therapies. She was patch test positive to 5% benzyl alcohol which is a widely used preservative in topical creams and a component in balsam of Peru.

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