Allergic contact dermatitis, often referred to simply as contact dermatitis, is something that can happen to anyone. For me, it happened after I’d spent the better part of that week applying a ...

Q: I am severely allergic to latex, nickel and Neosporin. Now I am off work for two weeks because of a huge ulcerated lesion on my knuckle. I had a small paper cut, applied Neosporin and covered ...

That avoids contact dermatitis due to an over-the-counter topical antibiotic. Polymyxin and bacitracin, the other ingredients in Neosporin, also may be capable of triggering a reaction ...

J. Desiree Douglas, MPA, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant and Co-Director, Occupational and Allergic Contact Dermatitis Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments and ...

There is a consumer tendency to seek out a product's active ingredients when purchasing a new product, while deeming the inactive ingredients to be superfluous information. Often, these inactive ...

Our differential diagnosis included irritant contact dermatitis, impetigo and angioedema. Potential allergenic ingredients included bacitracin, polymyxin B, gramicidin, lidocaine and vitamin E. We ...