Patch Test Results of the Dermatology Clinic Zurich in 1989: Personal Computer-Aided Statistical Evaluation
| Autor: | Urs W. Schnyder, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, A. König |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Occupational group Balsam of Peru Adolescent Dermatology Dermatitis Contact Hospitals Special chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine Methylisothiazolinone Epidemiology medicine Humans Child Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Patch test Allergens Middle Aged Patch Tests medicine.disease Surgery chemistry Data Interpretation Statistical Dermatology clinic Personal computer Female business Contact dermatitis Switzerland |
| Zdroj: | Dermatology. 184:29-33 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9832 1018-8665 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000247495 |
| Popis: | The patch test results of 921 consecutively tested patients were registered on an IBM personal computer. A computer program based on the dBase III plus database software, especially designed for this purpose, was used. The statistical evaluation was performed with dBase III plus. 59% of the probands were females and 41% males. The average age was 42.8 years. 26% of the probands were inpatients and 74% outpatients. A majority of the patients presented with eczema of the hands, face or the lower legs. The largest occupational groups were houseworkers and cleaning personnel, office workers and pensioners. To 450 of the 921 patients, at least 4 test series were applied simultaneously. These included European standard, vehicles and emulgators, topical medications, and preservatives and biocides. The other 20 test series available were employed only by 2-81 patients each. The highest sensitization rates were found with: nickel, 18.7%; cobalt, 10.2%; balsam of Peru, 8.8%; framycetin, 8.0%; neomycin, 6.8%; potassium dichromate, 6.1%; p-phenylene diamine, 5.4%; paramix, 4.9%; formaldehyde, 4.8%, and (chlor)methylisothiazolinone, 4.7%. The critical evaluation of the data showed two kinds of problems: first, test-specific aspects led to optimization of the patch test procedures; second, the crucial importance of an adequate statistical analysis for epidemiological investigation was revealed. |
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