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Toilet seat contact dermatitis.

Holme SA, Stone NM, Mills CM

Department of Dermatology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Cardiff Road, Newport, UK. saholme@hotmail.com

Allergic contact dermatitis to wooden toilet seats was a previously well-recognized pattern of regional dermatitis. We report a recent occurrence in a child that highlights a possible resurgence in this presentation, associated with the increasing popularity of wooden toilet seats.

Published 2 August 2005 in Pediatr Dermatol, 22(4): 344-5.
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