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Levitt MR, Vanent KN, Federico EM, Bass DI, Barros G, Keen J. Response to: Correspondence on "Nickels and tines: the myth of nickel allergy in intracranial stents" by Apostolos et al. J Neurointerv Surg 2022; 14:1287-1288. [PMID: 35236769 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2022-018859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael R Levitt
- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA .,Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Stroke & Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Stroke & Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Vanent KN, Federico EM, Bass DI, Barros G, Keen J, Levitt MR. Nickels and tines: the myth of nickel allergy in intracranial stents. J Neurointerv Surg 2022; 14:1244-1247. [PMID: 34987071 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Most intracranial stents contain nickel alloy, and nickel allergy or hypersensitivity is common. Neurological injury following endovascular treatment with a nickel containing intracranial stent has been reported in patients with purported nickel allergy, but it is unclear whether these reactions represent true nickel hypersensitivity. We quantified nickel release from commonly used intracranial stents to investigate whether such stents should be avoided in patients with nickel allergy. METHODS We examined nickel release from seven commonly used intracranial stents: Enterprise, LVIS Jr, Neuroform, Wingspan, Zilver, Pipeline Flex Embolization Device, and Surpass Evolve. We incubated each stent in human plasma-like media for 30 days. Dimethylglyoxime (DMG) spot testing was performed on each stent to detect released nickel at 0 and 30 days. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) was then used to quantify the nickel concentration of the media at 30 days. Nickel currency and nickel standard for atomic absorption spectrometry were used as positive controls. RESULTS DMG spot tests indicated nickel release only from nickel currency at 0 and 30 days of incubation. No nickel release was detected from any stent at 30 days using ICP-OES. CONCLUSIONS Nickel release from commonly used intracranial stents is negligible. These results suggest that previously reported hypersensitivity to these stents may be misattributed to nickel allergy, and that patients with nickel allergy may be safely treated with select nickel-containing stents.
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- Kevin N Vanent
- School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Stroke & Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Stroke & Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA .,Stroke & Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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A Retrospective Study of Aimed Patch Testing With Aqueous Nickel Sulfate Hexahydrate at 30% and 15% in Patients With Dermatitis. Dermatitis 2018; 29:193-195. [PMID: 30024450 DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sometimes, patients with a history of metal intolerance react negatively or doubtfully to nickel at patch testing. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate whether aqueous nickel sulfate hexahydrate at 15% and 30% traces more contact allergy than the nickel preparation in the baseline series at 5%. METHODS In the period 1995-2015, more than 800 of 16,059 patients with a negative or doubtful patch test reaction to the petrolatum preparation of nickel at 5% on the day 3 reading were additionally tested with aqueous nickel at 15% and/or 30%. CONCLUSIONS In this retrospective study with aimed patch testing with aqueous nickel solutions, significantly more (P < 0.001) contact allergy was obtained as compared with the 5% preparation in petrolatum. The 30% solution was significantly better (P < 0.001) than the 15% solution. To demonstrate that patch testing with nickel at 15% or 30% is better than the present testing with 5% requires simultaneous testing with the 3 nickel preparations.
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Siemund I, Mowitz M, Zimerson E, Bruze M, Hindsén M. Variation in aluminium patch test reactivity over time. Contact Dermatitis 2017; 77:288-296. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ingrid Siemund
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 221 85 Lund Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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Thyssen JP. Nickel and cobalt allergy before and after nickel regulation - evaluation of a public health intervention. Contact Dermatitis 2011; 65 Suppl 1:1-68. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01957.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Johansson K, Kerosuo H, Lammintausta K. Nickel sensitization in orthodontically treated and non-treated female adolescents. Contact Dermatitis 2011; 64:132-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01840.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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