EK00.3
Allergic contact dermatitis due to food flavours or additives
Dermatite de contato alérgica devida a aromatizantes ou aditivos do alimento
CategoryDefinition
Allergic contact dermatitis due to flavouring agents (e.g. cinnamyl alcohol) and other food additives (e.g. ammonium persulfate, benzoic acid). Such agents may be encountered at work in food processing or preparation, or may rarely cause allergic contact cheilitis or stomatitis.
Index Terms
Allergic contact dermatitis due to food flavours or additivesAllergic contact eczema due to food flavours or additivesOccupational allergic contact dermatitis due to food flavours or additivesNonoccupational allergic contact dermatitis due to food flavours or additives