New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2015-4491
Registrant Reference Number: 1647491
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: NOVA SCOTIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. 30097 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. (Like EPA# 4822-572)
Product Name: OFF! Deep Woods Insect Repellent Dry 113g - 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
Unknown
Non-occupational
Application
What was the activity? Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding the activity
None
Skin
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
7/15/2015 Caller applied product to her arms, legs, and neck area a couple of times a day for three consecutive days last week. Caller has used the product before with no issues. On the third day of use, caller began to develop an itching rash on her feet, hands, upper arms, neck, and ears. Caller took Benadryl and applied hydrocortisone cream to the areas for several days, but felt no relief. She saw her doctor 2 days ago, who diagnosed a probable allergic reaction to something. Caller was prescribed steroid cream for treatment, and symptoms have been improving since then. 7/22/2015 Call back to the original caller for follow up information. The prescription cream helped, and she is almost healed. She still has some discoloration on her skin.
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 a skin or allergic condition of this nature includes multiple potential etiologies which, in addition to this product include such factors as plant allergens, poison ivy, poison oak, food, medications, dietary supplements, household soaps, skin care products, infectious pathogens, heat exposure, insect bites, etc. Targeted allergy testing would be required before concluding that this product may be the causative agent.