Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Part 4

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Review the PDF of the fact sheet on allergic contact dermatitis with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month’s fact sheet will be the last in an ongoing series focusing on common allergens seen in practice and represents a high-yield topic for board examination purposes.

Practice Questions

1. The most common allergen of hand dermatitis in hairdressers can cross-react with which of the following allergens?

a. benzocaine
b. para-aminobenzoic acid
c. procaine
d. sulfanomides
e. all of the above

 

2. Patients with a documented allergy to quaternium-15 should avoid all of the following ingredients except:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. imidazolidinyl urea
e. paraben mix

 

3. Which of the following is a screening agent for hydrocortisone allergy?

a. budesonide
b. clobetasol
c. desoximetasone
d. paraben mix
e. tixocortol pivalate

 

4. This allergen often is found in black synthetic henna tattoos:

a. paraben mix
b. potassium dichromate
c. PPD
d. quaternium-15
e. thimerosol

 

5. A patient with a documented allergy to paraben mix also should avoid the following agent:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. PPD
e. thiuram mix

 

Practice Question Answers

1. The most common allergen of hand dermatitis in hairdressers can cross-react with which of the following allergens?

a. benzocaine
b. para-aminobenzoic acid
c. procaine
d. sulfanomides
e. all of the above

2. Patients with a documented allergy to quaternium-15 should avoid all of the following ingredients except:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. imidazolidinyl urea
e. paraben mix

3. Which of the following is a screening agent for hydrocortisone allergy?

a. budesonide
b. clobetasol
c. desoximetasone
d. paraben mix
e. tixocortol pivalate

4. This allergen often is found in black synthetic henna tattoos:

a. paraben mix
b. potassium dichromate
c. PPD
d. quaternium-15
e. thimerosol

5. A patient with a documented allergy to paraben mix also should avoid the following agent:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. PPD
e. thiuram mix

RTEmagicC_fast-fasts-feb.png.png

Review the PDF of the fact sheet on allergic contact dermatitis with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month’s fact sheet will be the last in an ongoing series focusing on common allergens seen in practice and represents a high-yield topic for board examination purposes.

Practice Questions

1. The most common allergen of hand dermatitis in hairdressers can cross-react with which of the following allergens?

a. benzocaine
b. para-aminobenzoic acid
c. procaine
d. sulfanomides
e. all of the above

 

2. Patients with a documented allergy to quaternium-15 should avoid all of the following ingredients except:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. imidazolidinyl urea
e. paraben mix

 

3. Which of the following is a screening agent for hydrocortisone allergy?

a. budesonide
b. clobetasol
c. desoximetasone
d. paraben mix
e. tixocortol pivalate

 

4. This allergen often is found in black synthetic henna tattoos:

a. paraben mix
b. potassium dichromate
c. PPD
d. quaternium-15
e. thimerosol

 

5. A patient with a documented allergy to paraben mix also should avoid the following agent:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. PPD
e. thiuram mix

 

Practice Question Answers

1. The most common allergen of hand dermatitis in hairdressers can cross-react with which of the following allergens?

a. benzocaine
b. para-aminobenzoic acid
c. procaine
d. sulfanomides
e. all of the above

2. Patients with a documented allergy to quaternium-15 should avoid all of the following ingredients except:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. imidazolidinyl urea
e. paraben mix

3. Which of the following is a screening agent for hydrocortisone allergy?

a. budesonide
b. clobetasol
c. desoximetasone
d. paraben mix
e. tixocortol pivalate

4. This allergen often is found in black synthetic henna tattoos:

a. paraben mix
b. potassium dichromate
c. PPD
d. quaternium-15
e. thimerosol

5. A patient with a documented allergy to paraben mix also should avoid the following agent:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. PPD
e. thiuram mix

RTEmagicC_fast-fasts-feb.png.png

Review the PDF of the fact sheet on allergic contact dermatitis with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month’s fact sheet will be the last in an ongoing series focusing on common allergens seen in practice and represents a high-yield topic for board examination purposes.

Practice Questions

1. The most common allergen of hand dermatitis in hairdressers can cross-react with which of the following allergens?

a. benzocaine
b. para-aminobenzoic acid
c. procaine
d. sulfanomides
e. all of the above

 

2. Patients with a documented allergy to quaternium-15 should avoid all of the following ingredients except:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. imidazolidinyl urea
e. paraben mix

 

3. Which of the following is a screening agent for hydrocortisone allergy?

a. budesonide
b. clobetasol
c. desoximetasone
d. paraben mix
e. tixocortol pivalate

 

4. This allergen often is found in black synthetic henna tattoos:

a. paraben mix
b. potassium dichromate
c. PPD
d. quaternium-15
e. thimerosol

 

5. A patient with a documented allergy to paraben mix also should avoid the following agent:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. PPD
e. thiuram mix

 

Practice Question Answers

1. The most common allergen of hand dermatitis in hairdressers can cross-react with which of the following allergens?

a. benzocaine
b. para-aminobenzoic acid
c. procaine
d. sulfanomides
e. all of the above

2. Patients with a documented allergy to quaternium-15 should avoid all of the following ingredients except:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. imidazolidinyl urea
e. paraben mix

3. Which of the following is a screening agent for hydrocortisone allergy?

a. budesonide
b. clobetasol
c. desoximetasone
d. paraben mix
e. tixocortol pivalate

4. This allergen often is found in black synthetic henna tattoos:

a. paraben mix
b. potassium dichromate
c. PPD
d. quaternium-15
e. thimerosol

5. A patient with a documented allergy to paraben mix also should avoid the following agent:

a. bronopol
b. diazolidinyl urea
c. DMDM hydantoin
d. PPD
e. thiuram mix