Korean J Dermatol.  2011 Jun;49(6):546-549.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis due to a Topical Antipruritic Containing Dibucaine

• Ko DK
• Chae IS
• Chung KH
• Park JS
• Chung H

Abstract

Dibucaine hydrochloride is an amide-type local anesthetic and it is well known to be a contact allergen. Although there are some reports of allergic contact dermatitis due to over-the-counter medications containing dibucaine in the foreign literature, there is only one report of it in the Korean literature. We report here on a case of allergic contact dermatitis due to an over-the-counter drug containing dibucaine in a 41-year-old-woman. The patch test with the preparation that she had used and the TRUE(R) test revealed positive reactions to the dibucaine mix and Moscool(R).

Keyword

Allergic contact dermatitis; Dibucaine; Over-the-counter drug

MeSH Terms

Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
Dibucaine
Patch Tests
Dibucaine