True photoallergy to sunscreens is rare despite popular belief.

Background: Rising use of sunscreen products has led to increased reporting of adverse reactions to sunscreens.

Objective: To investigate possible photoallergic reactions in patients who identified themselves as "being allergic" to sunscreens.

Methods: Patients filled out questionnaires about types of sunscreens they used and timing of their "allergic" reactions.

Allergic contact dermatitis from medical adhesive bandages in patients who report having a reaction to medical bandages.

Background: Medical adhesive bandages are extensively used in both inpatient and outpatient medicine. However, few reports describing proven allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) from medical adhesive bandages exist in the literature. These reports do not adequately correspond to the frequency that patients report having an "allergy" to medical adhesive bandages.