Excessive Mercury Levels in an Unregistered Cosmetic Whitening Product Causing Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Dermatitis. 2020 Mar/Apr;31(2):e18-e19. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000547.

Authors

Jay-V James G Barit¹, Charmaine Vanessa S Chamberlin, Paola S Young, Sarah Faye V Obbus, Shahara Abalos-Babaran, Hanna E Lucero-Orillaza, Lonabel A Encarnacion, Mae N Ramirez-Quizon

Affiliation

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila jgbarit@up.edu.ph Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila Department of Dermatology, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila.

PMID: 32049713
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000547

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cosmetics / adverse effects*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Female
Humans
Mercuric Chloride / adverse effects*
Patch Tests

Substances

Cosmetics
Mercuric Chloride