Immediate contact allergy from hydrolyzed wheat in a cosmetic cream

Immediate contact allergy to cosmetics seems to be rare, since only a few case reports on it have been published. We report on a case of IgE‐mediated allergic contact urticaria caused by hydrolyzed wheat in a body cream.

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