Contact dermatitis to acrylates and secondary nail fungal infection in 22 year old female patient – a case report

GRUSZCZYŃSKA, Michalina, JARZEMSKI, Adam, KOLOSSA, Agnieszka, PORZYCH, Rafał, MARZYŃSKA, Dorota, DEPCZYŃSKA, Michalina, GRUSZKA, Beata & GRUSZKA, Alicja. Contact dermatitis to acrylates and secondary nail fungal infection in 22 year old female patient – a case report. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2023;26(1):37-42. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2023.26.01.005

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Received: 13.04.2023. Revised: 20.04.2023. Accepted: 04.05.2023. Published: 04.05.2023.

Contact dermatitis to acrylates and secondary nail fungal infection in 22 year old female patient – a case report

Michalina Gruszczyńska¹, Adam Jarzemski¹, Agnieszka Kolossa¹, Rafał Porzych², Dorota Marzyńska³, Michalina Depczyńska⁴, Beata Gruszka⁵, Alicja Gruszka⁵

1. Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz  
2. Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz.
3. Lower Silesian Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology Center in Wroclaw
4. Norbert Barlicki Memorial Teaching Hospital no. 1 of the Medical University of Lodz
5. Antoni Jurasz University Hospital No. 1 in Bydgoszcz

Michalina Gruszczyńska
ORCiD: 0009-0002-3321-9626
michalina.gruszczynska97@gmail.com

Adam Jarzemski
ORCiD: 0009-0002-0217-3696
adam.jarzemski@gmail.com

Agnieszka Kolossa
ORCiD: 0009-0008-4968-5721
agnieszkakolossa@gmail.com

Rafał Porzych
ORCiD: 0009-0007-3815-8793
rafal.porzych@gmail.com

Dorota Marzyńska
ORCiD: 0009-0002-1657-4669
dormarzynska@gmail.com

Michalina Depczyńska
ORCiD: 0009-0000-4505-3921
depczynskamichalina@gmail.com

Beata Gruszka
ORCiD: 0009-0001-2197-5566
beatagruszka96@op.pl

Alicja Gruszka
ORCiD: 0009-0008-3697-3353
alicja.gruszka@op.pl

Abstract

Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease resulting from repeated contact with allergens or irritants. Prevalence of adverse reactions to acrylates monomers is still rising due to their wide use in medical and cosmetics industry. The nail symptoms, including e.g. onycholysis, hyperkeratosis or nail plate discoloration can be indicative of different diagnoses like psoriasis, mycobacterial infections or contact dermatitis. Diagnosis is not always obvious, as exemplified by the patient’s history. The aim of the study was to describe a case of contact dermatitis to acrylates associated with secondary fungal nail infection. Moreover article reviews the pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment methods of contact dermatitis induced by acrylates.

Keywords: contact dermatitis, acrylates, fungal infection, mycosis, patch testing