Guarding the goal: A case study on allergic contact dermatitis in a young football goalkeeper's hand.

This article presents a case study on a 14-year-old male goalkeeper who developed hand eczema from wearing goalkeeper gloves. The patient experienced recurrent and pruritic lesions on his hands, which improved with the use of a cream. Patch testing revealed positive reactions to 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and epoxy resin, both of which are commonly found in sports equipment. The patient was diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis caused by the goalkeeper gloves and was advised to wear cotton gloves as a first layer. After three months of treatment, the patient showed significant improvement. The article emphasizes the importance of investigating patients with patch testing, including sports equipment, and highlights the need for collaboration with manufacturers to identify allergens. [Extracted from the article]