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Mafenide — Still an Allergen of Importance?

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Current Topics in Contact Dermatitis

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Mafenide contact allergy was found in 149 (3.5%) of 4270 patients tested in Munich (FRG) between 1976 and 1987. In spite of the fact that the main mafenide-containing product, Marfanil-Prontalbin-Puder, was removed from the market in 1974, 40 patients reported an onset of dermatitis less than 1 year ago; in addition, 28 patients were under the age of 40. It was demonstrated that mafenide-containing products are still on the market, mainly in veterinary medicine. Therefore, mafenide should remain incorporated in standard test series, at least in Germany.

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  1. Dermatologische und Allergologische Abteilung des Städt, Krankenhauses München-Schwabing, Kölner Platz 1, 8000, München 40, Germany

    R. Breit & P. Seifert

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  1. Hautklinik der Universität Heidelberg, Voßstraße 2, 6900, Heidelberg 1, Germany

    Peter Frosch

  2. Department of Medical Research (Dermatology), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    A. Dooms-Goossens P.Ph., Ph.D.

  3. Unit and Laboratory of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Catholic University of Louvain, 30, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, UCL 3033, 1200, Brussels, Belgium

    J.-M. Lachapelle M. D. (Professor of Dermatology) (Professor of Dermatology)

  4. St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Lisle Street, London, WC2H 7BJ, Great Britain

    R. J. G. Rycroft

  5. Department of Pathology, Free University Hospital, de Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    R. J. Scheper

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Breit, R., Seifert, P. (1989). Mafenide — Still an Allergen of Importance?. In: Frosch, P., Dooms-Goossens, A., Lachapelle, JM., Rycroft, R.J.G., Scheper, R.J. (eds) Current Topics in Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74299-6_44

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