New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2011-3833
Registrant Reference Number: 823811
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: QUEBEC
PMRA Registration No. 28058 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF! Active Pump Spray Insect Repellent 85 mL - Canada
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
7/21/2011 Caller states that she used the product daily during her travels over the past week. About 4-5 days ago, she noticed bumps on her ankles that she thought were bug bites. She continued to use the repellent daily but the bumps continued to spread up her legs and worsen into what appeared to be a vesicular rash. She indicated she plans on seeing a doctor. Follow-up on 7/28/2011 She eventually saw a physician who diagnosed her with a skin infection and prescribed oral antibiotics. The skin condition has begun to clear up.
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 dermatological disorders, 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. allergy testing would be required before labeling this product as the causative agent. Furthermore, the skin condition appears to be caused by an infectious etiology rather than suspected contact dermatitis.