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Potassium dichromate sensitivity presenting as tefillin dermatitis: A retrospective cohort study.
Contact Dermatitis
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Department of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Background: Tefillin are a religious article worn by Jewish men during daily prayer. Tefillin dermatitis secondary to potassium dichromate sensitivity is recognised, but data remain sparse.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of tefillin dermatitis.
We describe a 14 year-old male with a background of atopic dermatitis who developed a contact dermatitis reaction on the left arm to the leather straps of tefillin (phylacteries), a religious article worn by observant Jewish men from the age 13 years during most morning prayer services. Patch testing revealed contact allergy to potassium dichromate, a chemical involved in leather tanning. Placing the leather straps over clothing and later switching to potassium dichromate-free leather straps resolved the condition.
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Department of Dermatology, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK.
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J Am Acad Dermatol
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Department of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Tefillin (phylacteries) are a religious article worn by observant Jewish men. Only two cases of allergic contact dermatitis from tefillin have been reported previously. We describe 7 new cases of tefillin contact dermatitis and review the literature on contact allergy caused by religious objects and practices.
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