Aloe vera
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Reactions 1178 - 17 Nov 2007 Aloe vera Allergic contact dermatitis in an elderly patient: case report A 72-year-old woman developed allergic contact dermatitis during application of aloe vera leaf juice. The woman presented with a 3-month history of pruriginous erythema of her legs, followed by intense pruritus, erythema and desquamation of her eyelids. Shortly before, she had started applying self home-made aloe vera leaf juice over her legs for chronic peripheral venous insufficiency [dosage and duration of therapy to reaction onset not stated]. Patch testing revealed positive (++) reactions on day 3 to aloe jelly ’as is’ and aloe pulvis ’as is’. She also had a positive (+) reaction to nickel sulfate on day 3. The woman was strongly dissuaded from further application of aloe vera. She received hydrocortisone cream for her eyelids and methylprednisolone aceponate ointment for her legs. Her lesions gradually improved. In 2 weeks, they had totally resolved. Over an 8-month follow-up period, they did not recur. Ferreira M, et al. Allergic contact dermatitis to aloe vera. Contact Dermatitis 57: 278-279, No. 4, Oct 2007 - Portugal 801097284 1 Reactions 17 Nov 2007 No. 1178 0114-9954/10/1178-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
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Reactions 1178 - 17 Nov 2007
Aloe vera
Allergic contact dermatitis in an elderly patient:case report
A 72-year-old woman developed allergic contact dermatitisduring application of aloe vera leaf juice.
The woman presented with a 3-month history of pruriginouserythema of her legs, followed by intense pruritus, erythemaand desquamation of her eyelids. Shortly before, she hadstarted applying self home-made aloe vera leaf juice over herlegs for chronic peripheral venous insufficiency [dosage andduration of therapy to reaction onset not stated].
Patch testing revealed positive (++) reactions on day 3 toaloe jelly ’as is’ and aloe pulvis ’as is’. She also had a positive(+) reaction to nickel sulfate on day 3. The woman wasstrongly dissuaded from further application of aloe vera. Shereceived hydrocortisone cream for her eyelids andmethylprednisolone aceponate ointment for her legs. Herlesions gradually improved. In 2 weeks, they had totallyresolved. Over an 8-month follow-up period, they did notrecur.Ferreira M, et al. Allergic contact dermatitis to aloe vera. Contact Dermatitis 57:278-279, No. 4, Oct 2007 - Portugal 801097284
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Reactions 17 Nov 2007 No. 11780114-9954/10/1178-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
