NAIL LACQUER DERMATITIS
1940; American Medical Association; Volume: 115; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1940.72810460003011b
ISSN2376-8118
Autores Tópico(s)Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
ResumoThree cases of nail lacquer dermatitis came under my observation showing a similarity of clinical signs and therefore considered worthy of record:: Case 1.— Mrs. E. E., aged 26, an American housewife, presented herself on account of an eruption of six months' duration, which affected the upper eyelids, the face about the chin, two sharply defined plaques on the left side of the neck under the chin and areas about the hairline and the nucha. Itching and burning were severe enough to awaken her during the night; although annoying during the day, they were most acute at night and on arising. Cosmetics were suspected by the dermatologist who attended her, but since patch tests to powders and creams were found to be negative a diagnosis of neurodermatitis was made. She was treated chiefly with x-rays, which would ameliorate the symptoms, but then the condition would return with intense violence. When
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