Contact Allergy to Pramoxine (Pramocaine): The Importance of Testing to Personal Products

摘要

Topical anesthetics are commonly used for the treatment of cutaneous itch and irritation. Whereas allergic contact allergy is well-known to occur within a subset of these anesthetics, particularly ester anesthetics, allergic contact dermatitis to pramoxine is rare. Herein, we report a case of contact allergy to pramoxine, a "zebra" allergen.