Severe contact urticaria, mimicking allergic contact dermatitis, due to a surgical mask worn during the COVID-19 pandemic

Contact Dermatitis. 2021 Jun;84(6):466-467. doi: 10.1111/cod.13768. Epub 2021 Jan 17.
No abstract available

Keywords: case report; contact urticaria, patch test; polypropylene; surgical mask.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis
  • Facial Dermatoses / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Masks / adverse effects*
  • Patch Tests / methods
  • Urticaria / diagnosis
  • Urticaria / etiology*