Allergic contact dermatitis from alclomethasone dipropionate

Attention has recently been drawn to contact allergy to corticosteroids. A case of allergic contact dermatitis from alclomethasone dipropionate (Logoderm [Glaxo, Research Triangle Park, NC], Aclovate [Schering-Plough]), a mild potency, nonfluorinated steroid introduced in 1986, is reported. The value of patch testing with a corticosteroid series is emphasized because clinical suspicion is misleading. Establishing cross-sensitizing patterns with other corticosteroids is of utmost importance to determine safe therapeutic alternatives.