Allergic contact dermatitis to slime: the epidemic of isothiazolinone allergy encompasses school glue
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abstract

  • The slime craze is all the rage among tweens. Slime is a homemade stretchy play material created by mixing together household items such as school glue, borax, shaving cream, and contact lens solution. We present a case of allergic contact dermatitis secondary to methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) in school glue used to make slime; mass spectroscopy confirmed MCI/MI in the patient's glue. Clinicians should be aware of slime as an emerging source of MCI/MI contact allergy.

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    publication date

  • 2019
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    keywords

  • Adverse Effects
  • Dermatitis
  • Drugs and Drug Therapy
  • Pediatrics
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    volume

  • 36
  • issue

  • 1