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Clinical Quiz December 2015
This interior renovation worker presented with itchy scaly rash on his hands and forearms recalcitrant to various treatments.
King-man Ho
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Clinical history:
This interior renovation worker presented with itchy scaly rash on his hands and forearms recalcitrant to various treatments. He then also developed itchy facial rash. He undertook patch test and was shown to be positive to potassium dichromate, thiuram mix, and fragrance mix.
| A. | Irritant contact dermatitis |
| B. | Allergic contact dermatitis to potassium dichromate |
| C. | Allergic contact dermatitis to potassium dichromate and thiuram mix |
| D. | Allergic contact dermatitis to potassium dichromate, thiuram mix and fragrance mix |
Answer:
B. Allergic contact dermatitis to potassium dichromate
The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr King-man Ho, FRCP (Glasg, Edin), MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)
Consultant Dermatologist-in-Charge,
Social Hygiene Service, PHSB, CHP, DH
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