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This patient information on Hydrocortisone 17 Butyrate is provided by John L. Meisenheimer, M.D. a board certified Dermatologist and skin care specialist based in Orlando, Florida.  This information is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice or treatment of a dermatologist or other physician.

The results from your patch testing showed a positive reaction (contact allergy) to Hydrocortisine-17-Butyrate. Your immune system reacts with its defense mechanisms with each exposure of Hydrocortisone-17-Butyrate to your skin. It is unknown why certain individuals develop allergic sensitivities. In some it may take repeat exposures over long periods of time before an allergy develops. Once you have become sensitized (allergic) your immune system always "remembers" and you will be Hydrocortisone -17-butyrate sensitive. If you currently have eczema this chemical may be the cause but other factors may play a role as well. The information below will help you avoid this allergen.

This chemical is topical corticosteroids in-group A (hydrocortisone), most commonly used in cases of inflammatory skin diseases and psoriasis.

Where is chemical found?

►Anti-inflammatory medications
►Topical medications

Hints on avoiding chemical:
►Choose products listed only your personalized Contact Allergen Database, which has been provided to you. Products listed on you Contact Allergen Resource Database will be free of Hydrocortisone-17-Butyrate and safe to use.
►Please be aware that if your spouse or significant other uses topical skin care products that contain this chemical skin-to-skin transfer may occur to you.
►It may take 2 to 3 weeks of avoiding exposure before improvement of your eruption begins.

Other names you may this chemical listed:

Alfason
Cortisol
Hydroxycorticosterone
Ala-Cort
Anflam
Cleiton
Cremesone
Cobadex
Cort-dome
Cortef
Cortifoam
Cortril
Dermacort
dermolate
Dermolen
Dioderm
Dome-Cort
Elcorbin
Efcorlin
EF-Cortelan
Efcortelin
Evacort
Eye-Cort
Epicort
Ficorrtril
Genacort
Hidro-Colisona
HVB
Hydro-Adresson
Hydrocort
Hydrocortisyl
Hydrocortone
Incortin-H
Kendall's compound F
Lubricort
Medicort
Meusicort
Maintasone
Mildison
Sigmacort
Texacort
Timocort
Proctoscort
Rectoid
Zenoxone
Locoid
Plancol

Possible Occupational exposures:
    Nurses
    Pharmacists

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Last modified: 08/27/06