Polyhexamethylene biguanide in wound care products: a non-negligible cause of peri-ulcer dermatitis

An Bervoets; Olivier Aerts

doi:10.1111/cod.12469

Polyhexamethylene biguanide in wound care products: a non-negligible cause of peri-ulcer dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis. 2016 Jan;74(1):53-5. doi: 10.1111/cod.12469.

Authors

An Bervoets¹, Olivier Aerts²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Wound Care Clinic, University Hospital Antwerp, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.
² Contact Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Antwerp, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.

PMID: 26690278
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12469

No abstract available

Keywords: CAS no. 32289-58-0 or 27083-27-8; antiseptics; biguanides; booster effect; case report; chlorhexidine; contact allergy; contact irritation; hand dermatitis; leg ulcers; pustular patch test; wound care products.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biguanides / adverse effects*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Disinfectants / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Leg Ulcer / therapy*
Middle Aged

Substances

Biguanides
Disinfectants
polihexanide