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Taylor JS, Belsito DV, Warshaw EM, Froehlich C. The American Contact Dermatitis Society: 20 Years of Progress. Dermatitis 2009. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2009.00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Taylor JS, Belsito DV, Warshaw EM, Froehlich C. The American Contact Dermatitis Society: 20 years of progress. Dermatitis 2009; 20:303-315. [PMID: 19958734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Molina L, Amado A, Mattei PL, Taylor JS. Contact dermatitis from acrylics in a histology laboratory assistant. Dermatitis 2009; 20:E11-E12. [PMID: 19807996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The use of acrylics has expanded enormously, resulting in a vast range of products for both occupational and non-occupational purposes. Acrylics reported to cause allergic contact dermatitis in histology technicians are 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxyethel acrylate.
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Elston DM, Taylor JS, Coldiron B, Hood AF, Read SI, Resneck JS, Kirsner RS, Maize JC, Sullivan S, Laskas J, Hanke CW. Patient safety: Part I. Patient safety and the dermatologist. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009; 61:179-90; quiz 191. [PMID: 19615535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2009] [Accepted: 04/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Congress is grappling with ways to fund health care in the future. Much of the focus rests on paying physicians for their patients' outcomes, rather than the current system of payment for services provided during each visit. The years ahead will be years of change for American health care, with an increasing emphasis on the comparison of patient outcomes and measures of quality. Patient safety initiatives will be an integral part of the overall strategy to improve American health care. Part one of this two-part series on patient safety examines what we know about patient safety in dermatology, including data from medicolegal claims and published data on patient safety in the setting of office-based surgery. The article also focuses on how medical societies, payers, the US government, and the Board of Medical Specialties are responding to calls for accountability and improvements in patient safety. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this learning activity, participants should be able to identify risks to patient safety based on an understanding of the major causes of legal claims against dermatologists, use published patient safety data to improve the practice of office surgery, and be able to improve patient safety through an understanding of requirements for maintenance of certification.
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Zug KA, Warshaw EM, Fowler JF, Maibach HI, Belsito DL, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Mathias TC, DeLeo VA, Rietschel RL. Patch-Test Results of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2005-2006. Dermatitis 2009. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2009.08097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zug KA, Warshaw EM, Fowler JF, Maibach HI, Belsito DL, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Mathias CGT, Deleo VA, Rietschel RL, Marks J. Patch-test results of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2005-2006. Dermatitis 2009; 20:149-160. [PMID: 19470301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) tests patients who have suspected allergic contact dermatitis with a broad series of screening allergens, and publishes periodic reports of its data. OBJECTIVE To report the NACDG patch-test results from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2006, and to compare results to pooled test data from the previous 10 years. METHODS Standardized patch testing with 65 allergens was used at 13 centers in North America. Chi-square statistics were utilized for comparisons with previous NACDG data. RESULTS NACDG patch-tested 4,454 patients; 12.3% (557) had an occupation-related skin condition, and 65.3% (2,907) had at least one allergic patch-test reaction. The 15 most frequently positive allergens were nickel sulfate (19.0%), Myroxilon pereirae (balsam of Peru, 11.9%), fragrance mix I (11.5%), quaternium-15 (10.3%), neomycin (10.0%), bacitracin (9.2%), formaldehyde (9.0%), cobalt chloride (8.4%), methyldibromoglutaronitrile/phenoxyethanol (5.8%), p-phenylenediamine (5.0%), potassium dichromate (4.8%), carba mix (3.9%), thiuram mix (3.9%), diazolidinylurea (3.7%), and 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (3.4%). As compared to the 1994-2004 data, there were significant increases in rates of positivity to nickel, quaternium-15, potassium dichromate, lidocaine, and tea tree oil. Of patch-tested patients, 22.9% (1,019) had a relevant positive reaction to a supplementary allergen; 4.9% (219) had an occupationally relevant positive reaction to a supplementary allergen. CONCLUSION Nickel has been the most frequently positive allergen detected by the NACDG; rates significantly increased in the current study period and most reactions were clinically relevant. Other common allergens were topical antibiotics, preservatives, fragrance mix I and paraphenylenediamine. Testing with an expanded allergen series and supplementary allergens enhances detection of relevant positive allergens.
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Warshaw EM, Nelsen DD, Maibach HI, Marks JG, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Rietschel RL, Fowler JF, Mathias CGT, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Belsito DV, DeLeo VA. Positive patch test reactions to lanolin: cross-sectional data from the north american contact dermatitis group, 1994 to 2006. Dermatitis 2009; 20:79-88. [PMID: 19426613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of lanolin sensitivity in referred patients is less than 4%. OBJECTIVES To (1) describe patients with positive patch-test reactions to lanolin, (2) determine clinical and occupational relevance associated with reactions to lanolin and common sources, and (3) examine the frequency of co-reacting allergens. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 26,479 patients patch-tested by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG), 1994 to 2006. RESULTS Overall, 2.5% of patients (643 of 25,811) tested to lanolin alcohol 30% in petrolatum had positive reactions. Prevalence decreased from 3.7% in 1996 to 1998 to 1.8% in 2005 to 2006 (p <.0001); 83.4% of all positive reactions were currently relevant, but only 2.5% were occupationally relevant. Lanolin-positive patients were 1.2 times more likely to be male and 1.4 times more likely to have a history of atopic dermatitis when compared to allergic, but lanolin-negative, patients (p < .0002 and p < .0001, respectively). Cosmetics were the most common source. Lanolin-positive patients were significantly more likely to be co-sensitized to another NACDG standard screening allergen (p <.0001). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of allergic patch-test reactions to lanolin in North America patch-test populations is decreasing. Current relevance of reactions was high, but occupational relevance was low. Concomitant reactions were more common in lanolin-positive patients.
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Warshaw EM, Nelsen DD, Maibach HI, Marks JG, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Rietschel RL, Fowler JF, Mathias TC, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Belsito DV, DeLeo VA. Positive Patch Test Reactions to Lanolin: Cross-Sectional Data from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 1994 to 2006. Dermatitis 2009. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2009.08081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Jacob SE, Moennich JN, McKean BA, Zirwas MJ, Taylor JS. Nickel allergy in the United States: a public health issue in need of a "nickel directive". J Am Acad Dermatol 2009; 60:1067-9. [PMID: 19167779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Revised: 11/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Warshaw EM, Botto NC, Maibach HI, Fowler JF, Rietschel RL, Zug KA, Belsito DV, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Marks JG, Mathias TC. Positive Patch-Test Reactions to Propylene Glycol: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 1996 to 2006. Dermatitis 2009. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.08039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Warshaw EM, Botto NC, Maibach HI, Fowler JF, Rietschel RL, Zug KA, Belsito DV, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Marks JG, Mathias CGT. Positive patch-test reactions to propylene glycol: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 1996 to 2006. Dermatitis 2009; 20:14-20. [PMID: 19321115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Propylene glycol (PG) may cause allergic or irritant contact dermatitis. It primarily functions as a vehicle, solvent, or emulsifier in cosmetics and topical medications. OBJECTIVES To characterize the prevalence of positive patch-test reactions to PG and the epidemiology of affected patients. METHODS Retrospective analysis of cross-sectional data compiled by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) from 1996 to 2006. RESULTS Of 23,359 patients, 810 (3.5%) had allergic patch-test reactions to 30% PG; 12.8% of the reactions were of definite clinical relevance (positive reaction to a personal product containing PG), 88.3% were considered to be currently relevant (definite, probable, or possible relevance), and 4.2% of reactions were occupation related, most commonly to mechanical and motor vehicle occupations. Common sources of PG were personal care products (creams, lotions, and cosmetics, 53.8%), topical corticosteroids (18.3%), and other topical medicaments (10.1%). In patients positive only to PG (n = 135), the face was most commonly affected (25.9%), followed by a scattered or generalized pattern (23.7%). The most common concomitant reactions included reactions to Myroxilon pereirae, fragrance mix, formaldehyde, bacitracin, methyldibromoglutaronitrile/phenoxyethanol, carba mix, and tixocortol pivalate. CONCLUSIONS In this select population of patients referred for patch testing, allergic reactions to PG were often currently clinically relevant but were rarely related to occupation. The most common sources were personal care products and topical corticosteroids.
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Taylor JS, Nicholson S. They don't train 'em like they used to. BMJ 2008; 337:a2895. [PMID: 19074564 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Gómez-Nicola D, Valle-Argos B, Suardíaz M, Taylor JS, Nieto-Sampedro M. Role of IL-15 in spinal cord and sciatic nerve after chronic constriction injury: regulation of macrophage and T-cell infiltration. J Neurochem 2008; 107:1741-52. [PMID: 19014377 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05746.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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The release of inflammatory mediators from immune and glial cells either in the peripheral or CNS may have an important role in the development of physiopathological processes such as neuropathic pain. Microglial, then astrocytic activation in the spinal cord, lead to chronic inflammation, alteration of neuronal physiology and neuropathic pain. Standard experimental models of neuropathic pain include an important peripheral inflammatory component, which involves prominent immune cell activation and infiltration. Among potential immunomodulators, the T-cell cytokine interleukin-15 (IL-15) has a key role in regulating immune cell activation and glial reactivity after CNS injury. Here we show, using the model of chronic constriction of the sciatic nerve (CCI), that IL-15 is essential for the development of the early inflammatory events in the spinal cord after a peripheral lesion that generates neuropathic pain. IL-15 expression in the spinal cord was identified in both astroglial and microglial cells and was present during the initial gliotic and inflammatory (NFkappaB) response to injury. The expression of IL-15 was also identified as a cue for macrophage and T-cell activation and infiltration in the sciatic nerve, as shown by intraneural injection of the cytokine and activity blockage approaches. We conclude that the regulation of IL-15 and hence the initial events following its expression after peripheral nerve injury could have a future therapeutic potential in the reduction of neuroinflammation.
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Amado A, Taylor JS. Contact dermatitis in the bowling pro shop. Dermatitis 2008; 19:334-338. [PMID: 19134438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A 29-year-old bowling pro shop operator presented with recurrent disseminated erythematous and edematous patches and plaques. Patch-testing with the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) standard series yielded ++ and + reactions to epoxy resin at 2 and 7 days, respectively. We could find no other report of epoxy resin contact allergy in a bowling pro shop operator.
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Taylor JS. Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects-Towards a Common European Policy edited by W. Weimar, M. A. Bos, and J. J. Busschbach. Am J Transplant 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02455.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zug KA, McGinley-Smith D, Warshaw EM, Taylor JS, Rietschel RL, Maibach HI, Belsito DV, Fowler JF, Storrs FJ, DeLeo VA, Marks JG, Mathias CGT, Pratt MD, Sasseville D. Contact Allergy in Children Referred for Patch Testing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 144:1329-36. [DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.10.1329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Warshaw EM, Schram SE, Maibach HI, Belsito DV, Marks JG, Fowler JF, Rietschel RL, Taylor JS, Mathias CGT, DeLeo VA, Zug KA, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Pratt MD. Occupation-related contact dermatitis in North American health care workers referred for patch testing: cross-sectional data, 1998 to 2004. Dermatitis 2008; 19:261-274. [PMID: 18845116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Contact dermatoses are common in health care workers (HCWs). OBJECTIVES To (1) estimate the prevalence of occupation-relevant allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) among health care workers patch-tested from 1998 to 2004 by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG), (2) characterize responsible allergens among health care workers overall as well as in specific health care occupational subgroups, and (3) compare these results to those of nonhealth care workers. METHODS Between 1998 and 2004, 15,896 patients were patch-tested by the NACDG. Occupation-related allergic patch-test results were analyzed among HCWs, subgroups of HCWs, and non-HCWs. RESULTS 1,255 patients (7.9%) were HCWs. Female gender (HCWs, 86.2%; non-HCWs, 63.6%) and hand involvement (HCWs, 54.7%; non-HCWs, 27.8%) were more common in HCWs (p < .05); 18.2% of HCWs and 6.6% of non-HCWs had occupation-related allergens of current clinical relevance. Thiuram mix (HCWs, 8.87% non-HCWs, 0.90%) and carba mix (HCWs, 5.43%; non-HCWs, 0.87%) were the most common occupation-related currently relevant antigens in HCWs and were more common in HCWs than in non-HCWs (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Among HCWs patch-tested by the NACDG between 1998 and 2004, the most common allergens were thiuram mix and carba mix, followed by glutaraldehyde, cocamide diethanolamine, and chloroxylenol. Gloves, sterilizing solutions, and soaps were common sources of responsible allergens.
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Warshaw EM, Botto NC, Zug KA, Belsito DV, Maibach HI, Sasseville D, Fowler JF, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Marks JG, Mathias CGT, Pratt MD, Rietschel RL. Contact dermatitis associated with food: retrospective cross-sectional analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group data, 2001-2004. Dermatitis 2008; 19:252-260. [PMID: 18845115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis to food is likely underreported. OBJECTIVES To characterize relevant allergens and irritants associated with food in patients referred to the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) for patch testing. METHODS Retrospective analysis of cross-sectional data from the NACDG from 2001 to 2004. RESULTS Of 10,061 patch-tested patients, 109 (1.1%) had a total of 122 reactions associated with food. Approximately two-thirds of patients (66%) were female, and one-third (36%) were atopic. The hands were the most common sites of dermatitis (36.7%). There were 78 currently relevant (definite, probable, or possible) allergic reactions to NACDG standard series allergens with a food source; the most common allergen was nickel (48.7%), followed by Myroxilon pereirae (balsam of Peru) (20.6%) and propylene glycol (6.4%). Twenty allergic reactions to non-NACDG standard allergens and 24 relevant food irritants were also identified. Overall, 21% (25 of 122) of all reactions (irritant and allergic) were occupation related; the majority of these (17 of 25) were relevant irritant reactions. Cooks were the most commonly affected occupational group (40%). CONCLUSIONS In this limited data set, nickel, Myroxilon pereirae, and propylene glycol were the most common allergens identified with a food source. Of food-related occupational disease, irritation was more common than allergy.
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Warshaw EM, Schram SE, Maibach HI, Belsito DV, Marks JG, Fowler JF, Rietschel RL, Taylor JS, Mathias TC, DeLeo VA, Zug KA, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Pratt MD. Occupation-Related Contact Dermatitis in North American Health Care Workers Referred for Patch Testing: Cross-Sectional Data, 1998 to 2004. Dermatitis 2008. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.07059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Warshaw EM, Botto NC, Zug KA, Belsito DV, Maibach HI, Sasseville D, Fowler JF, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Marks JG, Mathias TC, Pratt MD, Rietschel RL. Contact Dermatitis Associated with Food: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data, 2001-2004. Dermatitis 2008. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.08012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Taylor JS, Spital A. Uncertainty does not preclude rationality. Am J Transplant 2008; 8:1965; author reply 1966. [PMID: 18671681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Zug KA, Kornik R, Belsito DV, DeLeo VA, Fowler JF, Maibach HI, Marks JG, Mathias TC, Pratt MD, Rietschel RL, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Warshaw EM. Patch-Testing North American Lip Dermatitis Patients: Data from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 2001 to 2004. Dermatitis 2008. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.07046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Warshaw EM, Cook JW, Belsito DV, DeLeo VA, Fowler JF, Maibach HI, Marks JG, Mathias TC, Pratt MD, Rietschel RL, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Zug KA. Positive Patch-Test Reactions to Mixed Dialkyl Thioureas: Cross-Sectional Data from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 1994 to 2004. Dermatitis 2008. [DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.07038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zug KA, Kornik R, Belsito DV, DeLeo VA, Fowler JF, Maibach HI, Marks JG, Mathias CGT, Pratt MD, Rietschel RL, Sasseville D, Storrs FJ, Taylor JS, Warshaw EM. Patch-testing North American lip dermatitis patients: data from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, 2001 to 2004. Dermatitis 2008; 19:202-208. [PMID: 18674455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The most common differential diagnoses for patients presenting with lip dermatitis or inflammation include atopic, allergic, and irritant contact dermatitis. Patch testing can be performed to identify the allergic contact conditions. OBJECTIVE To report North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) patch-test results of patients who presented for patch testing with only lip involvement from 2001 to 2004. Patient characteristics, allergen frequencies, relevance, final diagnoses, and relevant allergic sources not in the NACDG screening series were evaluated. METHODS The NACDG 2001-2004 database was used to select patients presenting with only lip involvement. RESULTS Of 10,061 patients tested, 2% (n = 196) had lips as the sole involved site. Most (84.2%) were women. After patch testing, 38.3% (n = 75) were diagnosed with allergic contact cheilitis. Fragrance mix, Myroxilon pereirae, and nickel were the most common relevant allergens. Of 75 patients, 27 (36%) had relevant positive patch-test reactions to items not on the NACDG series; lipstick and cosmetics were the predominant sources. CONCLUSIONS Patch testing is valuable in the evaluation and identification of contact allergy in patients referred for lip dermatitis. The use of supplementary allergens based on history and exposure is important in the identification of additional relevant allergens. Over a third of patients with contact allergy had other factors, such as irritant dermatitis, considered relevant to their condition.
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