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. 2022 Nov 18;11(4):194–201. doi: 10.1007/s13671-022-00379-0

Table 3.

Common causes of immunologic contact urticaria reported in the literature [2]

Category Examples
Animals and their derivatives

- Caterpillars

- Dander

- Jellyfish

- Placenta, saliva, serum of some animals

- Silk

- Spider mite

Drugs

- Ampicillin

- Bacitracin

- Benzoyl peroxide

- Cephalosporins

- Neomycin

- Penicillin

- Streptomycin

Food and food additives

- Seafood

- Cheese

- Eggs

- Milk

- Onion

- Coffee bean

- Asparagus

- Tomato

- Nuts

- Mushroom

- Mustard

- Some seeds and grains

Fragrances

- Balsam of Peru

- Wool alcohol

Other chemicals and metals

- Acetone

- Acrylic monomers

- Formaldehyde resin

- Chromium

Plants and their derivatives

- Algae

- Cannabis

- Colophony

- Eucalyptus

- Ficus

- Lilies (Lilium)

- Natural rubber latex

- Poppy flowers

- Tobacco

- Tropical woods

- Tulips

Preservatives and antimicrobials

- Alcohols

- Chlorhexidine

- Gentian violet

- Sodium hypochlorite