Allergic contact sensitivity in elderly patients
| Autor: | Francesco Gennaro, Alessandra Semenzato, Anna Belloni Fortina, Franco Scardigli, Giovanni Piero Recchia, Cinzia Carriere, Stefano Piaserico, L Brandolisio, Andrea Peserico, F Larese, Maria Teresa Corradin |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Aging Immunosenescence medicine.disease_cause Patch test Sensitivity and Specificity Elderly Internal medicine Contact sensitization medicine Prevalence Humans Allergic contact dermatitis Sensitization Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Leg Ulcer Neomycin Patch Tests medicine.disease Contact sensitivity medicine.anatomical_structure Immunology Allergic response Dermatitis Allergic Contact Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Background and aims: Aging has been shown to be correlated with the rate and type of contact sensitization, but only a few studies have evaluated patch test reactivity in elderly subjects with an adequately large population. Methods: The response patterns to patch testing in 1444 elderly subjects (>65 years) with suspected allergic contact dermatitis were studied, and the results compared with a control group of individuals with suspected allergic contact dermatitis, aged between 20 and 40 years. Results: The prevalence of the positive patch test to at least one hapten was significantly lower in the group of elderly patients compared with adult patients (40.7 vs 47.8%, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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