Hypersensitivity to Vitamins

Author(s): Gianfranco Calogiuri

DOI: 10.2174/9781681088921121010009

Vitamin B7 or H (Biotin)

Pp: 52-54 (3)

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Hypersensitivity to Vitamins

Vitamin B7 or H (Biotin)

Author(s): Gianfranco Calogiuri

Pp: 52-54 (3)

DOI: 10.2174/9781681088921121010009

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

From a biochemistry point of view, Biotin or vitamin B7, previously also known as vitamin H, possesses a simple chemical structure; thus it is quickly metabolized and addressed to its biological tasks. For that reason, probably, no case report of immediate- and delayed-type reactions are described in the literature. Just two cases of occupational allergic contact dermatitis to biotin and biotin precursors have been reported.


Keywords: Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Biotin, Occupational Exposure, Vitamin B7, Vitamin H.

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