Allergic Contact Dermatitis due to Plaster of Paris Cast: A Case Report

Lee, Sun Ho; Kim, Hyung Jun; Kim, Jae Hong

doi:10.4055/jkoa.1978.13.3.503

J Korean Orthop Assoc. 1978 Sep;13(3):503-506. Korean.
Published online May 15, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1978.13.3.503

Case Report

Allergic Contact Dermatitis due to Plaster of Paris Cast: A Case Report

Sun Ho Lee, Hyung Jun Kim and Jae Hong Kim

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Abstract

A 42-year old man was admitted for treatment of a fracture of the medial condyle of the left femur. After 10 days of cast immbilization of the above mentioned extremity, erythematous papulo-vesicular eruption was noted under the external splintage. We concluded that this was an unusual allergic contact dermatitis which is caused by CaSO4.1/2H20, and proved it by patch test in our clinic.