Goyal Sheena, Sajid Naheed, Husain Sajid
Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, FH Medical College, Tundla, Agra, India.
Department of Microbiology, FH Medical College, Tundla, Agra, India.
Indian J Dermatol. 2019 Nov-Dec;64(6):461-464. doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_479_19.
Majority of the cosmetics are synthetic in nature and capable of causing dermatitis among frequent users. Some cosmetics (bindi, sindoor, etc.) that cause serious skin inflammation are specific to Indian culture.
To study the prevalence of contact dermatitis due to various cosmetics indigenous among Indian users.
A cross-sectional study of 2,150 patients who attended dermatitis clinic at a regional hospital in north India. A total of 400 of these were suspected of cosmetic dermatitis based on clinical grounds and were subjected to patch test using Indian Standard Series and Cosmetic series kit.
Among the 400 patients identified for cosmetic dermatitis, 352 (88%) were female and 326 (81.5%) between 20 and 49 years of age. Bindi/kumkum (30%), hair dye (18%), and deodorant/perfume (14%) were primary cosmetics causing contact dermatitis. Patch test with the suspected cosmetics was positive in 52.75% cases. Patients who visited their doctor in the early stages of appearance of symptoms (<3 months) were more likely to have positive patch test.
Higher incidence of cosmetic dermatitis is observed in adult females aggravated by use of inferior quality cosmetics. Early detection of the disease can be helpful.
大多数化妆品本质上是合成的，经常使用会导致使用者患皮炎。一些会引起严重皮肤炎症的化妆品（如吉祥痣、朱砂等）是印度文化特有的。
研究印度使用者中因各种本土化妆品导致的接触性皮炎的患病率。
对印度北部一家地区医院皮肤科门诊的2150名患者进行横断面研究。其中共有400名患者基于临床理由被怀疑患有化妆品皮炎，并使用印度标准系列和化妆品系列试剂盒进行斑贴试验。
在确定为化妆品皮炎的400名患者中，352名（88%）为女性，326名（81.5%）年龄在20至49岁之间。吉祥痣/朱砂（30%）、染发剂（18%）和除臭剂/香水（14%）是导致接触性皮炎的主要化妆品。对可疑化妆品进行斑贴试验，52.75%的病例呈阳性。在症状出现早期（<3个月）就去看医生的患者斑贴试验更有可能呈阳性。
成年女性中化妆品皮炎的发病率较高，劣质化妆品的使用会加重病情。疾病的早期发现会有所帮助。
