Contact allergy to polyhexamethylene biguanide (polyaminopropyl biguanide).

Thanisorn SukakulJakob DahlinAnn PonténAnnarita Antelmi Magnus Bruze Nils HamneriusInese HaukssonMarléne Isaksson Tina LejdingCecilia Svedman

Published in: Contact dermatitis (2020)

The prevalence of positive reactions to PHMB was higher than that previously reported. Patch testing with PHMB should be performed in patients with dermatitis who have lesions on the face, head, and neck.

Keyphrases

atopic dermatitis
risk factors