Abstract
We presented a case of a 51-year-old man who took advantage of a readjustment of his lower leg prosthesis to have it revarnished. Use of the newly varnished prosthesis coincided with the appearance of eczematous allergic contact dermatitis in the area of the amputation stump, and in other areas. Standard patch tests were positive to potassium dichromate and cobalt salts. Special series with our prosthesis series, and plastics, glues, and meth(acrylate) chemo- technique series were positive to some acrylates and methacrylates. The present case is the second reference in the literature about contact sensitivity by acrylates and methacrylates after the recently published case by Foussereau et al. Prevention of cases of contact dermatitis in a limb prosthesis consists in lining the interior part of the prosthesis with Teflon and/or silicone.
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