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Allergic contact cheilitis due to geraniol in food.

Tamagawa-Mineoka R, Katoh N, Kishimoto S

Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. risat@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp

Fragrance materials are present in many foods and are referred to as flavours and spices. However, despite their widespread use, there are few reports of allergic contact dermatitis caused by these additives. Here, we report contact allergy to geraniol in a patient who developed cheilitis on exposure to certain foods.

Published 8 March 2007 in Contact Dermatitis, 56(4): 242-3.
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