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Several cases of undesirable effects caused by methacrylate ultraviolet-curing nail polish for non-professional use

Dahlin, Jakob LU ; Berne, Berit ; Dunér, Kari ; Hosseiny, Sara ; Matura, Mihály ; Nyman, Gunnar ; Tammela, Monica and Isaksson, Marléne LU (2016) In Contact Dermatitis 75(3). p.151-156
Abstract

Background: Ultraviolet (UV)-curing nail polishes based on acrylates or methacrylates are currently also available for non-professional use. The Swedish Medical Products Agency recently prohibited one brand of UV-curing polish, because several consumers reported undesirable effects after using it. Objectives: To investigate whether consumers with undesirable effects after using the UV-curing nail polish that was later prohibited were contact allergic to the polish and its individual ingredients. Materials/Methods: Eight patients who had reported severe skin reactions after the use of the UV-curing polish were patch tested with two coatings of the nail polish and its ingredients at five dermatology departments in Sweden. Results: All... (More)

Background: Ultraviolet (UV)-curing nail polishes based on acrylates or methacrylates are currently also available for non-professional use. The Swedish Medical Products Agency recently prohibited one brand of UV-curing polish, because several consumers reported undesirable effects after using it. Objectives: To investigate whether consumers with undesirable effects after using the UV-curing nail polish that was later prohibited were contact allergic to the polish and its individual ingredients. Materials/Methods: Eight patients who had reported severe skin reactions after the use of the UV-curing polish were patch tested with two coatings of the nail polish and its ingredients at five dermatology departments in Sweden. Results: All patients tested except one showed contact allergic reactions to one or several of the acrylate-based or methacrylate-based ingredients in the nail polish. Conclusions: The non-professional use of UV-curing nail polishes poses a risk of sensitization from acrylates and methacrylates.

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2-HEMA, acrylate, contact allergy, methacrylate, undesirable effect, UV nail polish
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Contact Dermatitis
volume
75
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3
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6 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • scopus:84980401176
  • pmid:27230069
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0105-1873
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10.1111/cod.12608
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English
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  author       = {{Dahlin, Jakob and Berne, Berit and Dunér, Kari and Hosseiny, Sara and Matura, Mihály and Nyman, Gunnar and Tammela, Monica and Isaksson, Marléne}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{09}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{151--156}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Contact Dermatitis}},
  title        = {{Several cases of undesirable effects caused by methacrylate ultraviolet-curing nail polish for non-professional use}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cod.12608}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/cod.12608}},
  volume       = {{75}},
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