Diabetes Devices May Give Kids Contact Dermatitis

[Pratibha]

Devices that help children control their diabetes and lead fuller lives may also give them contact dermatitis, report the authors of a new study that calls for mandatory labeling of ingredients for allergy patch testing. A high share of patients showed positive reactions to isobornyl acrylate adhesive (IBOA) and/or their medical devices (insulin pumps or glucose devices)," the study authors write in Contact Dermatitis. "A third of patients showed positive reactions to benzoyl peroxide (BP)," used in adhesives.

[Kanish]

@pratibha It was important to identify the allergens in these devices. Hopefully, this information will be used by manufacturers to create safer products for patients. Hogeling acknowledged that the small sample size is a weakness of the study, although she added that the findings may help providers select devices that do not contain their patients' contact allergens.