Contact dermatitis due to budesonide: report of five cases and review of the Japanese literature.

BACKGROUND

Contact allergy to corticosteroids has recently gained increased attention.

METHODS

Five cases of contact dermatitis due to budesonide, a nonhalogenated steroid, are described. The Japanese literature was reviewed for reports on this allergy, and the occurrence due to budesonide was compared with that of other dermocorticosteroids.

RESULTS

Budesonide use can cause contact dermatitis.

CONCLUSIONS

Although budesonide may be beneficial because of its anti-inflammatory effects, clinicians should be alert to its potential for causing contact dermatitis.