Table 4.
The 25 Allergens That Did Not Elicit Positive Reactions in Mayo Clinic 2013–2017 Patients with Eyelid Involvement, But Did Elicit Positive Reactions in NACDG 2013–2014 and MCCDG 2011–2015 General Patch Test Populations (Sorted in Alphabetical Order)
| Allergen | Eyelid Involvement | No Eyelid Involvement | Mayo Standard Series 2011–2015 (Positive Rxn Rate/N of Patients) | NACDG Standard Series 2013–2014 (Table 6) (Positive Rxn Rate/N of Patients) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Patients Tested | Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) | Irritant, n (%) | Relevancy Among Those Testing Positive, n (%) | Number of Patients Tested | Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) | Irritant, n (%) | Relevancy Among Those Testing Positive, n (%) | |||
| 2-Phenoxyethanol 1% | 192 | 0 | 192 (100.0%) | 0 | 1693 | 3 (0.2%) | 1686 (99.6%) | 4 (0.2%) | 3/3 (100.0%) | 0.5%/988 | ||
| Benzocaine 5% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1973 | 30 (1.5%) | 1937 (98.2%) | 6 (0.3%) | 27/30 (90.0%) | 1.9%/2569 | 1.6%/4851 | |
| Cananga odorata oil 2% | 88 | 0 | 87 (98.9%) | 1 (1.1%) | 414 | 6 (1.4%) | 407 (98.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | 6/6 (100.0%) | 1.2%/4859 | ||
| Cetyl alcohol 5% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1975 | 4 (0.2%) | 1968 (99.6%) | 3 (0.2%) | 4/4 (100.0%) | 0.3%/2574 | ||
| Chloroxylenol (PCMX) 1% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1974 | 12 (0.6%) | 1956 (99.1%) | 6 (0.3%) | 12/12 (100.0%) | 0.8%/2573 | 0.5%/4859 | |
| Cinnamal (cinnamic aldehyde) 1% | 215 | 0 | 214 (99.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1974 | 27 (1.4%) | 1945 (98.5%) | 2 (0.1%) | 27/27 (100.0%) | 1.9%/2571 | 4.2%/4858 | |
| Clobetasol-17-propionate 1% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1973 | 7 (0.4%) | 1964 (99.5%) | 2 (0.1%) | 7/7 (100.0%) | 1.1%/2572 | 0.1%/4859 | |
| Cocamidopropyl betaine 1% aq | 215 | 0 | 210 (97.7%) | 5 (2.3%) | 1973 | 50 (2.5%) | 1904 (96.5%) | 19 (1.0%) | 49/50 (98.0%) | 5.5%/2573 | 1.6%/4859 | |
| Desoximetasone 1% | 68 | 0 | 68 (100.0%) | 0 | 556 | 0 | 555 (99.8%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0.1%/4859 | |||
| Dimethylol dihydroxyethylene urea 4.5% aq | 215 | 0 | 214 (99.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1974 | 8 (0.4%) | 1955 (99.0%) | 11 (0.6%) | 8/8 (100.0%) | 0.5%/2573 | ||
| Epoxy resin, bisphenol A | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1972 | 19 (1.0%) | 1941 (98.4%) | 12 (0.6%) | 19/19 (100.0%) | 1.6%/2574 | 1.8%/4857 | |
| Ethyleneurea–melamine formaldehyde mix 5% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1974 | 21 (1.1%) | 1940 (98.3%) | 13 (0.7%) | 20/21 (95.2%) | 1.3%/2573 | ||
| Ethylhexylglycerin 5% | 11 | 0 | 11 (100.0%) | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 (100.0%) | 0 | 0.2%/4859 | |||
| Glutaral (glutaraldehyde) 0.2% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1975 | 8 (0.4%) | 1952 (98.8%) | 15 (0.8%) | 8/8 (100.0%) | 0.8%/2574 | ||
| Hexylresorcinol 0.25% | 193 | 0 | 192 (99.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1603 | 31 (1.9%) | 1561 (97.4%) | 11 (0.7%) | 30/31 (96.8%) | 3.3%/2573 | ||
| Lavandula angustifolia oil 2% | 142 | 0 | 142 (100.0%) | 0 | 747 | 13 (1.7%) | 731 (97.9%) | 3 (0.4%) | 13/13 (100.0%) | 0.3%/4859 | ||
| Mentha piperita oil (peppermint oil) 2% | 140 | 0 | 139 (99.3%) | 1 (0.7%) | 748 | 9 (1.2%) | 738 (98.7%) | 1 (0.1%) | 9/9 (100.0%) | 0.6%/4859 | ||
| Mercapto mix 1% | 215 | 0 | 214 (99.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1971 | 7 (0.4%) | 1957 (99.3%) | 7 (0.4%) | 7/7 (100.0%) | 0.5%/2571 | ||
| Mercaptobenzothiazole 1% | 215 | 0 | 214 (99.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1971 | 7 (0.4%) | 1954 (99.1%) | 10 (0.5%) | 7/7 (100.0%) | 0.7%/2573 | 0.5%/4859 | |
| Methyldibromo glutaronitrile/phenoxyethanol 1% | 54 | 0 | 53 (98.1%) | 1 (1.9%) | 391 | 10 (2.6%) | 369 (94.4%) | 12 (3.1%) | 10/10 (100.0%) | 6.2%/1121 | ||
| Mixed dialkyl thioureas 1% | 215 | 0 | 214 (99.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1974 | 14 (0.7%) | 1954 (99.0%) | 6 (0.3%) | 13/14 (92.9%) | 1.0%/4859 | ||
| Sodium-2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide 0.1% aq | 90 | 0 | 90 (100.0%) | 0 | 452 | 1 (0.2%) | 451 (99.8%) | 0 | 1/1 (100.0%) | 0.9%/4859 | 0.9%/2539 | |
| Sorbic acid 2% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1975 | 9 (0.5%) | 1959 (99.2%) | 7 (0.4%) | 9/9 (100.0%) | 0.6%/2573 | ||
| Sorbitan sesquioleate 20% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1975 | 9 (0.5%) | 1953 (98.9%) | 13 (0.7%) | 9/9 (100.0%) | 0.7%/1689 | ||
| Tea tree oil, oxidized 5% | 215 | 0 | 215 (100.0%) | 0 | 1973 | 48 (2.4%) | 1916 (97.1%) | 9 (0.5%) | 47/48 (97.9%) | 2.4%/1687 | 0.9%/4859 | |
| Triamcinolone acetonide 1% | 214 | 0 | 214 (100.0%) | 0 | 1966 | 1 (0.1%) | 1961 (99.7%) | 4 (0.2%) | 1/1 (100.0%) | 0.4%/2561 | ||