Storer Emma, Marshman Gillian, Kupa Ann
Department of Dermatology, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia.
Australas J Dermatol. 2004 May;45(2):149-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2004.00065.x.
A 14-year-old girl developed an eruption on her upper arm of pruritic, follicular papules each time she received a vaccination. This was initially thought to be a local reaction to the vaccines. After a similar rash appeared at a venepuncture site, a contact allergy to the alcohol swabs used before the procedures was postulated. A repeated open application test clarified this observation.