Contact Dermatitis to Vicks VapoRub Journal Articles

abstract

• Vicks VapoRub (VVR) is a commonly used inhalant ointment that helps relieve symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. It contains several plant substances, including turpentine oil, eucalyptus oil, and cedar leaf oil, which can potentially irritate or sensitize the skin, as well as camphor, menthol, nutmeg oil, and thymol. Although many reports describe allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) to the various constituents in VVR ointment, there are no cases of VVR directly causing ACD. We present a case of a patient who developed an ACD secondary to application of her VVR.

authors

• Noiles, Kristin
• Pratt, Maria

status

• published 

publication date

• May 2010

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Aged (MeSH)
• Allergens (MeSH)
• Camphor (MeSH)
• Dermatitis, Allergic Contact (MeSH)
• Dermatology & Venereal Diseases (Science Metrix)
• Drug Combinations (MeSH)
• Drug Hypersensitivity (MeSH)
• Eucalyptus (MeSH)
• Eucalyptus Oil (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Irritants (MeSH)
• Menthol (MeSH)
• Monoterpenes (MeSH)
• Myristica (MeSH)
• Neomycin (MeSH)
• Oils, Volatile (MeSH)
• Patch Tests (MeSH)
• Plant Extracts (MeSH)
• Terpenes (MeSH)
• Thymol (MeSH)
• Turpentine (MeSH)

published in

• Dermatitis  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Allergens
• Camphor
• Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
• Drug Combinations
• Drug Hypersensitivity
• Eucalyptus
• Eucalyptus Oil
• Female
• Humans
• Irritants
• Menthol
• Monoterpenes
• Myristica
• Neomycin
• Oils, Volatile
• Patch Tests
• Plant Extracts
• Terpenes
• Thymol
• Turpentine

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2310/6620.2010.09101

PubMed ID

• 20487662

start page

• 167

end page

• 169

volume

• 21

issue

• 3