Exposure to Nail and False Eyelash Glue: A Case Series Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Case Series Presentation
3. Results
3.1. Patients Demographics, Route of Exposure, and Symptoms
3.2. Treatment Administered to Symptomatic Patients
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Case Number | Age | Clinical Effects | Route of Exposure | Way of Exposure 1 | Score | Product | Component 1 | Component 2 | Component 3 |
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1 | Adult | Damaged skin | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | Poly methyl methacrylate | ||
2 | Adult | Finger’s oedema | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
3 | Infant | Second-degree burns on hand and thigh | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
4 | Adult | First-degree burns on thigh | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | Methacrylic acid | Butyl acetate | Butyl methacrylate |
5 | Adult | Cutaneous hyperaemia and erithema on hand | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
6 | Adolescent | Cutaneous hyperaemia and blister | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | Poly | |
7 | Child | Damaged skin | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | Poly | |
8 | Infant | First-degree burns and residues of glue | Dermal | A | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
9 | Infant | Second-degree burns on thigh, perilesional oedema | Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | - | ||
10 | Adolescent | Second-degree burns on thigh | Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | - | ||
11 | Adult | First- and second-degree burns on hand | Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | - | ||
12 | Infant | Second-degree burns on forearm, palm and thigh | Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | Isopropyl alcohol | Ethanol |
13 | Infant | Second-degree burns on thigh and thorax | Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | - | ||
14 | Adolescent | First- and second-degree burns on both thighs | Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | - | ||
15 | Adolescent | Glued eyelids | Dermal-Ocular | A | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
16 | Adult | Conjunctival hyperemia, cutaneous erythema | Dermal-Ocular | A | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
17 | Adolescent | Glued eyelashes | Dermal-Ocular | A | 1 | Nail glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | ||
18 | Adult | Glued eyelids | Dermal-Ocular | Th. E | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
19 | Infant | Eyelid and cheek oedema, glued eyelid | Dermal-Ocular | A | 2 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | Methacrylate | |
20 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Ingestion | A | 0 | Nail glue | - | ||
21 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Ingestion | A | 0 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
22 | Adolescent | Asymptomatic | Ingestion | W | 0 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
23 | Adult | Asymptomatic | Ingestion | A | 0 | False eyelashes glue | Cellulose | Dodecyl benzene sulfonate | Ammonium hydroxide |
24 | Adolescent | Asymptomatic | Ingestion | A | 0 | Nail glue | - | ||
25 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Ingestion | A | 0 | Nail glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | ||
26 | Adult | Pharyngodynia, glottis oedema, hyperaemia | Ingestion | A | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
27 | Adult | Epigastralgia | Ingestion | S | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
28 | Adult | Cough and chronic irritation | Inhalation | Pr | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
29 | Adult | Slight ocular discomfort | Ocular | A | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate | ||
30 | Child | Oculodynia, conjunctival hyperemia | Ocular | A | 1 | Nail glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | ||
31 | Adolescent | Oculodynia | Ocular | Th. E | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
32 | Child | Conjunctival hyperemia, oedema and burning eyelids | Ocular | A | 1 | Tip glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | Methyl methacrylate | BHA |
33 | Infant | Glued eyelid and eyelashes | Ocular | Th. E | 2 | Nail glue | - | ||
34 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Oral (Buccal) | A | 0 | Nail glue | - | ||
35 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Oral (Buccal) | A | 0 | Nail glue | - | ||
36 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Oral (Buccal) | A | 0 | Nail glue | - | ||
37 | Infant | Asymptomatic | Oral (Buccal) | A | 0 | Nail glue | - | ||
38 | Infant | Glue attached to palate and teeth | Oral (Buccal) | A | 1 | Nail glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | Poly methyl methacrylate | BHA |
39 | Adult | Pharyngodynia | Oral (Buccal) | A | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
40 | Infant | Solid and dry residues of glue on mouth | Oral (Buccal) | A | 1 | Nail glue | - | ||
41 | Adult | Cutaneous burns, dysphonia, pharyngodynia | Oral (Buccal)-Dermal | A | 2 | Nail glue | Ethyl cyanoacrylate | ||
42 | Infant | Glued tongue and eyelids | Oral (Buccal)-Ocular | A | 1 | Nail glue | Cyanoacrylate |
Glue Composition | PubChem® CID 1 | Score 0 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyanoacrylate | 81530 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
90% Cyanoacrylate, 10% Poly | 81530–6658 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cyanoacrylate, Methacrylate | 81530–6658 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cyanoacrylate, Isopropyl alcohol, Ethanol | 81530–3776–702 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ethyl cyanoacrylate | 81530 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Ethyl cyanoacrylate, Poly | 81530–6658 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ethyl cyanoacrylate, Methyl methacrylate, BHA | 81530–6658–24667 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ethyl cyanoacrylate, Poly methyl methacrylate, BHA | 81530–6658–24667 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poly methyl methacrylate | 6658 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Methacrylic acid, Butyl acetate, Butyl methacrylate | 4093–31272–7354 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cellulose, Dodecyl benzene sulfonate, Ammonium hydroxide | 14055602–15900–12896473 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Unknown composition | - | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Total | 42 |
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Brambilla, E.; Crevani, M.; Petrolini, V.M.; Scaravaggi, G.; Di Primo, M.; Roda, E.; Locatelli, C.A. Exposure to Nail and False Eyelash Glue: A Case Series Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124283
Brambilla E, Crevani M, Petrolini VM, Scaravaggi G, Di Primo M, Roda E, Locatelli CA. Exposure to Nail and False Eyelash Glue: A Case Series Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(12):4283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124283
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrambilla, Elena, Marta Crevani, Valeria M. Petrolini, Giulia Scaravaggi, Maria Di Primo, Elisa Roda, and Carlo A. Locatelli. 2020. "Exposure to Nail and False Eyelash Glue: A Case Series Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 12: 4283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124283
APA StyleBrambilla, E., Crevani, M., Petrolini, V. M., Scaravaggi, G., Di Primo, M., Roda, E., & Locatelli, C. A. (2020). Exposure to Nail and False Eyelash Glue: A Case Series Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124283