Patch Tests With Fragrance Mix II and Its Components

作者：Ponyai Gyoergyi^*; Nemeth Ilona; Altmayer Anita; Nagy Gabriella; Irinyi Beatrix; Battyani Zita; Temesvari Erzsebet

来源：Dermatitis, 2012, 23(2): 71-74.

DOI：10.1097/DER.0b013e31824a6104

Background: Fragrance mix II (FM II) was initiated to detect contact hypersenstitivity (CH) to fragrances that could not have been identified previously. %26lt;br%26gt;Objective: The aim of this multicenter study was to map the frequency of CH to FM II and its components in Hungary. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Six centers participated in the survey from 2009 to 2010. A total off 565 patients (434 women and 131 men) with former skin symptoms provoked by scented products were patch tested. The tests were performed with Brial GmbH D-Greven allergens. In the environmental patch test series, FM II, FM I, Myroxylon pereirae, colophonium, wood-tar mix, propolis, and sesquiterpene lactone mix were tested as fragrance allergens. The FM II components (citral, farnesol, coumarin, citronellol, a-hexyl-cinnamaldehyde, and hydroxy-isohexyl-3-cyclohexene-carboxaldehyde [Lyral]) were also tested. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: Contact hypersenstitivity to any fragrances was detected in 28.8%, to FM II in 17.2% of the patients. Contact hypersenstitivity to hydroxy-isohexy1-3-cyclohexene-carboxaldehyde was observed in 7.3%, to coumarin in 5.1%, to a-hexyl-cinnamaldehyde in 3.5%, to citral in 3.4%, to farnesol in 2.5%, and to citronellol in 1.2%. Of the FM II-positive cases, 48.4% showed isolated CH reaction. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: The frequency of CH to FM II is 17.2% in the tested, selected Hungarian population. The CH to FM II and its components could not have been revealed without the present test materials.

• 出版日期2012-4