Korean J Dermatol.  2005 Aug;43(8):1127-1129.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis Caused by Pigosept(R) Swabs

• Kim HS
• Kim MY
• Park YM
• Kim HO

Abstract

Pigosept(R) is a prepackaged antiseptic swab for disinfection before blood sampling and intravenous injection. Tego(R) and isopropyl alcohol are the main components of Pigosept(R) swabs. Although Tego(R) has been reported as a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), ACD from isopropyl alcohol is rare. We herein report a case of ACD caused by two components of Pigosept(R), Tego(R) and isopropyl alcohol, in a 50-year-old woman. This case demonstrates that dermatologists should be alert to the possibility of ACD due to isopropyl alcohol as well as Tego(R) in some prepackaged disinfectants such as Pigosept(R).

Keyword

Allergic contact dermatitis; Dodecyldiaminoethylglycine; Isopropyl alcohol; Tego(R); Pigosept(R)

MeSH Terms

2-Propanol
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*
Disinfectants
Disinfection
Female
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Middle Aged
2-Propanol
Disinfectants