Brown crusts on infant owing to contact dermatitis associated with ethanol disinfection.
J Gen Fam Med
; 25(1): 71-72, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
A 2-year-old girl developed dermatitis with atypical brown crusts after ethanol disinfection. Since many Oriental people have genetically reduced acetaldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (ALDH2) activity, ethanol disinfection causes acetaldehyde to accumulate in the skin, resulting in dermatitis.
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J Gen Fam Med
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