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Incident Report Number: 2010-4068
Registrant Reference Number: 658042
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
PMRA Registration No. 27474 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF! Active Insect Repellent (Orange Can) - 170 g Aerosol - Canada
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
>2 hrs <=8 hrs / > 2 h < = 8 h
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
<=30 min / <=30 min
7/6/2010 Caller applied product to herself three weeks ago by spraying it onto her hands and rubbing it on her face and neck. Within five minutes of application, she could it felt like her throat was swelling but she did not experience difficulty breathing. She had no hives or rash. Caller drove herself to the emergency room, and arrived within 45 minutes. The treating doctor diagnosed her with an allergic reaction, and gave an injection of epinephrine along with two other unknown medications. Her symptoms had improved after two and a half hours, and she was discharged. Caller has been asymptomatic since.
Moderate
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews. The differential diagnosis for suspected allergic reactions, especially during the warm weather months, would include multiple potential etiologies such as heat rash, sunburn, insect bites, viral infection, allergic reaction to sunscreens, allergic reaction to a consumed food or medication, and allergic reaction to a naturally occurring environmental allergen such as a component of a plant like poison ivy or poison oak. Given that this repellent was applied just 5 minutes before the appearance of symptoms makes the repellent a potential cause. It is rare to have oropharyngeal edema from an allergic reaction without the presence of facial swelling and hives.