Mud bath dermatitis due to cinnamon oil

A case of long‐lasting, extensive eczematous and bullous dermatitis affecting exposed areas (arms and legs), beginning within 24 hr after having a mud bath with cinnamon essential oil in a spa, in a 74‐year‐old woman, is reported. Patch tests with the GEIDC standard battery and the dental battery (i...

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Published in:Contact dermatitis 2005-04, Vol.52 (4), p.234-234
Main Authors: García-Abujeta, José Luis, De Larramendi, Carlos Hernando, Berna, José Pomares, Palomino, Elena Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adverse effects
Aged
Allergic diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Cinnamomum zeylanicum - adverse effects
cinnamon
contact dermatitis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - etiology
Female
Humans
Immunopathology
Medical sciences
Mud Therapy
Plant Oils - adverse effects
Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies
stomatitis
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Summary:A case of long‐lasting, extensive eczematous and bullous dermatitis affecting exposed areas (arms and legs), beginning within 24 hr after having a mud bath with cinnamon essential oil in a spa, in a 74‐year‐old woman, is reported. Patch tests with the GEIDC standard battery and the dental battery (including clove essence and eugenol), cinnamon essence and its components were carried out 5 years later. Fragrance mix, cinnamon essence, eugenol, cinnamic alcohol and cinnamic aldehyde yielded a positive result. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cinnamon dermatitis after a mud bath.
ISSN:0105-1873
1600-0536
DOI:10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0566h.x