Table 4-7: Results with fragrance contact allergy screening agents reported since 1999 in patients patch tested for suspected allergic contact dermatitis: Myroxylon pereirae resin (Balsam of Peru) (25% pet.). If not given in the publication, the confidence interval (CI) was calculated from the absolute numbers by the SCCS (§).

Country (Ref.) Population Year(s) No. tested Crude % positive (95% CI)§
Tel Aviv, Israel (59) # Consecutive patients 1999-2000 943 6.6
(5.1–8.4)§
South Korea (56) Consecutive patients 04/2002 – 06/2003 422 7.3
(5.1–10.3)§
Tel Aviv, Israel (60) Consecutive patients 1998-2004 2156 3.6
(2.9–4.5)§
Manipal, India (58) Dermatitis patients 1989-1998 1780 1.0
(0.5 – 1.5) §
Tehran, Iran (61) Consecutive patients 2002-2004 250 2.4
(0.9–5.2)§
Sevilla, Spain (76) Consecutive patients 2002-2004 863 5.8
(4.3–7.6)§
Ankara, Turkey (62) Consecutive patients 1992-2004 1038 2.1
(1.3–3.2)§
Vienna, Austria (16) Consecutive patients of one clinic 1997-2000 2660 5.4
(4.6–6.3)§
Czech Republic (40) Consecutive patients 1997-2001 12058 7.3
(6.8–7.8)§
Spain (49) Consecutive patients 10/2005-06/2008 1253 6.4
(5.1–7.9)§
Copenhagen, Denmark (52) Consecutive patients 1985-2007 16173  3.9
(3.6–4.2)§
Sweden (38) Consecutive patients 2000 3790  6.5
Nine European countries (53) Consecutive patients 2002-2003 9672  6.1
Germany, three Swiss and one Austrian Dept. (43) Consecutive patients 2005-2008 36919  8.0
(7.7–8.3)
Ten depts. From seven EU countries (66) Consecutive patients 1996-2000 26210  6.0
USA (Canada) (64) Probably consecutive patients 2003 1603  6.6
NACDG 2009 (65) Consecutive patients 2005-2006 4449  11.9

Source: SCCS,  Opinion on Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products, page 21-22