Insights and Images"Slime" May Not be so Benign: A Cause of Hand Dermatitis
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Allergic Contact Dermatitis Due to Slime
2021, Actas Dermo-SifiliograficasPediatric allergic contact dermatitis. Part I: Clinical features and common contact allergens in children
2021, Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyCitation Excerpt :Questions about diapers, baby powder, creams, and toilet training are applicable for infants and toddlers.24,25,32,33 In school-aged children, toys and crafts are known exposure sources, such as slime, which has resulted in pediatric hand ACD.34-39 In adolescents, hair dye,40,41 perfume,42 nail polish,43 and henna tattoos44,45 may be exposure sources.
Allergic contact dermatitis: From pathophysiology to development of new preventive strategies
2020, Pharmacological ResearchCitation Excerpt :Isothiazolinones are another group of preservatives present in personal care, household, and commercial products [61]. They are components of “slime”, a very popular toy among children, which may account for the growing incidence of ACD in this age group [62]. Methylisothiazolinone (MI) within the group of isothiazolinones, is a powerful synthetic biocide and accounts for the European scale-up ACD problem [63,64].
NB: Slime is not without risk
2019, Annales de Dermatologie et de VenereologieCurrent Trends in Social Media–Associated Skin Harm Among Children and Adolescents
2019, Dermatologic ClinicsCitation Excerpt :Making slime has become a popular activity among children as an arts and crafts project in schools or at home. Parents often have no objection to having their children use science to transform ingredients into a popular toy, but reports have emerged in the lay press as well as in social media of chemical burns or significant irritant contact dermatitis resulting from prolonged skin exposure to play slime, and several reports have highlighted this phenomenon in the medical literature.13–15 A subset of cases may also be linked to allergic contact dermatitis, with one case directly linked to sensitization to methylisothiazolinone.16
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2018, Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie