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Hyperkeratotic flexural erythema (more commonly known as granular parakeratosis) with use of laundry sanitizers containing benzalkonium chloride.

Kate E DearDesmond GanAnastasios StavrakoglouClaire RonaldsonRosemary L Nixon
Published in: Clinical and experimental dermatology (2022)
This large case series highlighted the characteristic clinical presentation of HKFE in the setting of BAK used in laundry sanitizer, demonstrating a potential causal link. Further studies are required to evaluate the role of the skin microbiome.
Keyphrases
  • soft tissue
  • case control
  • human health
  • risk assessment
  • climate change