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This paper provides results of a study that focused on establishing that patients had ‘colored clothing allergic contact dermatitis (ACD)’ by finding those dyes each patient was patch-test-positive to in that patient’s suspected colored textile. It advocates the use of the term ‘textile-dye ACD’ to name cases of ACD in which the patient’s skin eruption is due to direct contact with dye molecules and the use of the term ‘colored-textile ACD’ to name cases in which the patient’s skin eruption was due to transfer of dye from a textile to the skin.

This paper describes a 4-step procedure which dermatologists working with textile dye patch-test-positive patients should use to assist those patients in identifying the textile items which are most likely to contain the dye to which they are allergic. Patients can use the information presented to determine which items they are considering for purchase to be the least likely to cause a recurrence of their dermatitis.