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## Background: Kumkum, made with turmeric and slaked lime along with colour enhancing dyes is known to cause allergic contact dermatitis. the possible contact allergens in kumkum include turmeric, sudan-1, 4-aminoazobenzene, brilliant lake red r and cananga oil. we report patch test results among patients with suspected contact hypersensitivity to kumkum. ## Objective: To identify the allergen causing kumkum induced allergic contact dermatitis by patch testing and to advise patients about organic kumkum which doesnot contain colour enhancing dyes. ## Methods: Eighteen patients with suspected contact hypersensitivity to kumkum were patch tested with undiluted kumkum, undiluted turmeric, sudan-1 (95%), 4-aminoazobenzene and allergens of the indian standard series. ## Results: Of the 18 patients, 14 patients had patch test positivity to kumkum and 4 had a negative reaction to kumkum. patch test with other suspected contact allergens showed positive reaction to turmeric in 4 patients, sudan-1 in 3 patients and 4-aminoazobenzene in 2 patients. among the allergens of the indian standard series, positivity to nickel and fragrance mix was seen in 5 and 2 patients respectively. positive rea

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Author

Ashwini Annabathula; S Priya; CR Srinivas

Publisher

Scientific Scholar

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)