Relevancy
Health care providers should be careful when determining if a response during patch testing is an irritant or an allergic response, given that formaldehyde is a known skin irritant. Determining the relevancy of a formaldehyde allergy can be challenging. However, diagnosing a patient with a formaldehyde allergy has many consequences. There are a multitude of products a typical person uses daily with either formaldehyde or a formaldehyde-releaser, and it is challenging to eliminate all of them.
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Cite this: Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Topical Preservatives, Part I - Medscape - Mar 01, 2010.
