Metal patch test results from 1990-2009
| Autor: | Tokio Nakada, Hiromitsu Nonaka, Howard I. Maibach, Masafumi Iijima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Patch test chemistry.chemical_element Dermatology General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Chloride Gastroenterology Metal Nickel Allergen chemistry Internal medicine visual_art medicine visual_art.visual_art_medium Baboon syndrome business Allergic contact dermatitis Contact dermatitis medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Dermatology. 38:267-271 |
| ISSN: | 0385-2407 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00980.x |
| Popis: | Although metals are common contact allergens, clinical findings of metal contact dermatitis have varied. Such patients have subsequently become rare in Japan as gold dermatitis caused by ear piercing or baboon syndrome by broken thermometers. To evaluate such clinical findings and to determine the frequency of metal allergy, we analyzed the results of patch testing with 18 metals from 1990–2009. Nine hundred and thirty-one patients (189 men and 742 women, mean age 39.0 years [standard deviation ± 17.8]) were tested. Metals were applied on the back for 2 days, and the results read with the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group (ICDRG) scoring system 3 days after application. Reactions of + to +++ were regarded as positive. Differences of positive rates between men and women, and patients from 1990–1999 and those from 2000–2009 were analyzed with the χ2-test. Differences were considered significant at P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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