Contact dermatitis dibutyl phthalate

Husain SL. 1975. Dibutyl phthalate sensitivity. Contact Dermatitis 1 395. 

Wilkinson SM, Beck MH. 1992. Allergic contact dermatitis from dibutyl phthalate, propyl gallate and hydrocortisone in Timodine. Contact Dermatitis 27 197. 

Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis to various additives are briefly mentioned in connection with various plastics by other authors. In spite of the fact that phthalates are the most widely used additives, there are only a few reports in the literature of contact dermatitis caused by phthalates. Allergic contact dermatitis from dibutyl phthalate has been reported when used in a plastic watch strap, an anti-perspirant spray and a steroid cream [1-4]. Contact dermatitis from diethyl phthalate has been reported from spectacle frames, and a hearing aid was reported to cause contact dermatitis from cellulose-ester plastics [5, 6]. Two cases of contact allergy to the dimethyl phthalate in computer mice have been reported by Capon et al. [7]. 

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