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Editorial: What's new this month? Volume 27, issue 2, March-April 2017

Authors
1 Department of Dermatology,
Venerology and Allergology,
University Hospital Wuerzburg,
Joseph-Schneider-Str. 2,
97080 Wuerzburg,
Germany
2 Dermatology Department,
Hôpital Edouard Herriot,
Lyon,
France
3 Dermatology Department,
General University Hospital Gregorio,
Marañon,
Madrid,
Spain
4 Dermatology Department,
Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos -Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central,
Lisboa,
Portugal
5 Dermatology Department,
Addenbrookes Hospital,
Hills Road,
Cambridge,
UK
6 Department of Dermatology and Venereology,
Hôpital de Beaumont,
Lausanne University Hospital Center,
Av. de Beaumont 29,
CH-1011 Lausanne,
Switzerland

Isothiazolinone derivatives, such as methylisothiazolinone (MI), methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), benzisothiazolinone (BIT), and octylisothiazolinone (OIT), are widely used as preservatives in a large variety of products due to their strong bactericide, fungicide, and algicide properties [1]. However, for consumers and workers in various industries, these chemicals represent a significant source of allergic contact dermatitis. Previous reports have found that up to 9% of all patients referred for [...]