Allergic contact dermatitis in children
| Autor: | J. C. Armario Hita, J. M. Fernandez Vozmediano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Dermatology medicine.disease_cause chemistry.chemical_compound Allergen Epidemiology medicine Humans Child Allergic contact dermatitis Retrospective Studies Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Infant Newborn Infant Retrospective cohort study Patch Tests medicine.disease Confidence interval Infectious Diseases chemistry Spain Child Preschool Dermatitis Allergic Contact Female Thiomersal business Contact dermatitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 19:42-46 |
| ISSN: | 1468-3083 0926-9959 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01114.x |
| Popis: | Introduction Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is equally as likely in infancy as in adulthood, and represents 20% of all cases of dermatitis in children. Its true prevalence and incidence are, however, unknown. Materials and methods We have conducted a retrospective study over 10 years of a group of patients aged 15 years or less, with clinical suspicion of ACD. Patch tests were performed in accordance with the standards of the GEIDC. Results The study covered 96 patients with a mean age of 10.57 ± 0.67 years. The zones most frequently affected by eczemas were those of diffuse distribution (28% of patients) and of the hands (27%). We found at least one positive response in 52% of the cases. The most frequent allergens were thiomersal (21%), mercury (19%) and nickel (18%). We have found a statistically significant association between age of less than 15 years and positive response to thiomersal [P |
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