Berloque Dermatitis

history

Berloque dermatitis obtains its identify from the German phrase berlock or the French berloque, which means trinket or appeal. Rosenthal[1] coined the term in 1925 to describe pendantlike streaks of pigmentation on the neck, face, palms, or trunk. He suspected they were as a result of fluid droplets, unaware that Freund[2] in 1916 had described hyperpigmented macules as a result of solar publicity after the applying of eau de cologne. The phototoxic ingredient causing the pigmentation proved to be bergapten, a portion of oil of bergamot, derived from the rind of Citrus bergamia, the bergamot lime. several circumstances had been said in the Fifties and Nineteen Sixties following increased use of perfumes containing oil of bergamot and the fervour for sunbathing. for the reason that introduction of man-made oil of bergamot and the reduced use of the pure product in perfumes, berloque dermatitis has develop into uncommon. notice the image under.

Hyperpigmented streaks on the dorsa of hands of a patient with bergapten phototoxicity

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NextPathophysiology

Phototoxicity or photoirritation is a chemically triggered nonimmunologic acute skin irritation requiring gentle (frequently inside the UVA spectrum, ie, 320-four hundred nm). The pores and skin response resembles exaggerated sunburn and does no longer require prior sensitization; it may be due to a single simultaneous exposure to the chemical and light supply. The photoactive chemical could enter the pores and skin by the use of topical administration, or by means of ingestion, inhalation, or parenteral administration. The response may also be evoked in all topics as long as the concentration of the chemical and the dose of light are enough. For a discussion of phototoxicty, there are several contemporary evaluations.[3]

in the case of berloque dermatitis, the phototoxic reaction is induced via the effect of lengthy-wave ultraviolet (UVA) radiation on bergapten, or 5-methoxypsoralens, a furocoumarin now known to be the one photoactive part of bergamot oil (see the picture below). The bergapten-UVA radiation combination induces an intensification of melanogenesis and a corresponding elevate in the choice of practical melanocytes, which might be extra dendritic and dopa-positive. The distribution of melanosomes in keratinocyte modifications from the mixture to nonaggregate type.

Molecular structure of 5-methoxypsoralen (bergapten) PreviousNextEpidemiologyFrequencyUnited States

the precise incidence of berloque dermatitis is unknown. within the Untied States, berloque dermatitis now's highly uncommon because of the use of bergapten-free fragrance formulations. the usa Hazardous substances Act issued regulations pointing out that products containing oil of bergamot must no longer exceed sixty two ppm bergapten, 2% bergamot oil. Following work performed with the aid of Marzulli and Maibach[4] and pronounced in 1970, even decrease concentrations than this had been advisable (

aside from the bergamot lime, bergapten additionally is an element in other materials, inducing bergapten phototoxicity with out the standard pendantlike appearance of berloque dermatitis. for example, in Norway, bergapten phototoxicity has been pronounced as a result of Heracleum laciniatum and in Denmark because of Heracleum mantegazzianum (massive hogweed).[5, 6]

Mortality/Morbidity

Phototoxic reactions presently are essentially the most continuously identified type of photosensitivity reactions. Berloque dermatitis, on the other hand, is a ways more distinguished because of the reasons described above.

Race

actual details about racial predilection just isn't to be had.

sex

Berloque dermatitis regularly occurs in females who put on fragrances containing oil of bergamot, however adult males who put on fragrances or fragrance-containing merchandise, similar to aftershave lotion, additionally may just increase berloque dermatitis.

Age

Berloque dermatitis on a regular basis occurs in girls, despite the fact that it can occur in individuals of any age who practice fragrances containing oil of bergamot.

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