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Bizjak M, Adamič K, Bajrovič N, Eržen R, Jošt M, Kopač P, Košnik M, Lalek N, Zidarn M, Dinevski D. Patch testing with the European baseline series and 10 added allergens: Single-centre study of 748 patients. Contact Dermatitis 2022; 87:439-446. [PMID: 35736503 PMCID: PMC9796124 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The European baseline series (EBS) of contact allergens is subject to change. An allergen is considered for inclusion when routine patch testing of patients with suspected contact dermatitis results in ≥0.5% prevalence rate. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the frequency of sensitizations to 30 EBS allergens and 10 locally added allergens. Additionally, we assessed the strength and evolution of reactions to all tested allergens and co-reactivity of additional allergens. METHODS Patch testing with our baseline series of 40 allergens was done in 748 consecutive adults. Tests were applied to the upper back and removed by patients after 48 h. Readings were done on Day 3 (D3) and D6 or D7 (D6/7). Positive reactions fulfilled the criteria of at least one plus (+) reaction. A retrospective analysis was done. RESULTS Eight allergens not listed in the EBS had ≥0.5% prevalence rate (i.e., cocamidopropyl betaine, thiomersal, disperse blue mix 106/124, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol, diazolidinyl urea, propylene glycol, Compositae mix II and dexamethasone-21-phosphate), and 16.6% of positive reactions would have been missed without D6/7 readings. CONCLUSION We propose further studies to evaluate whether cocamidopropyl betaine, disperse blue mix 106/124, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol, diazolidinyl urea and Compositae mix II need to be added to the EBS.
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- Mojca Bizjak
- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia,Topolšica HospitalTopolšicaSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia,Faculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia,Faculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnikSlovenia,Faculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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Wootton CI, Soukavong M, Kidoikhammouan S, Samountry B, English JSC, Mayfong M. Patch testing in Lao medical students. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0217192. [PMID: 31945067 PMCID: PMC6964850 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Dermatological services in Laos, South East Asia are limited to the capital and patch testing is currently not available, so no data exists regarding the common cutaneous allergens in this population. Objectives The aim of this study was to document positive patch tests in medical students without evidence of contact dermatitis in Laos. Patients/Materials/Methods One hundred and fifty medical students were patch tested using TRUE Test® panels 1 to 3 (35 allergens). Readings were taken at Days 2 and 4. Results Thirty-eight students (25.3%) had a positive reaction to at least one allergen, accounting for 52 reactions in total. The proportion of the students with positive patch test reading was significantly higher in the female [33/96 (34%)] than in the male [5/54 (9%)], p<0.001. The most common allergens were: nickel (10%), gold (6.6%), thiomersal (6.6%), cobalt dichloride (2%) and p-tert-Butylphenol formaldehyde resin (2%). Balsam of Peru (0.66%), black rubber mix (0.66%), Cl+Me-Isothiazolinone (0.66%), fragrance mix 1 (0.66%), quinolone mix (0.66%), methyldibromo glutaronitrile (0.66%), mercapto mix (0.66%), epoxy resin (0.66%), paraben mix (0.66%), thiuram (0.66%) and wool alcohols (0.66%) accounted for all of the other positive reactions. Conclusion This study represents the first documented patch test results in Lao medical students and in the adult Lao population. The results of this study will inform any future research into contact allergy in Laos and give an insight into the background level of contact sensitivity in this population.
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- Catriona I. Wootton
- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Vientiane, Laos
- Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingodm
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- Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Laos
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Vientiane, Laos
- Institute of Research and Education Development (IRED), University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Laos
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingodm
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Patch Testing: Technical Details and Interpretation. Contact Dermatitis 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72451-5_62-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rocha VB, Scherrer MAR. Thimerosal: current sources of contact in Brazil. An Bras Dermatol 2014; 89:376-8. [PMID: 24770530 PMCID: PMC4008084 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Thimerosal is an organic mercury derivative found in ophthalmic solutions and certain
vaccines in Brazil. Although most studies suggest the prevalence of thimerosal
sensitivity to be quite high, this condition does not currently have any clinical
relevance. The present article surveyed 184 Brazilian products (151 topical
medications and 33 vaccines) and found that thimerosal was only present in 3
ophthalmic solutions and 5 vaccines.
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General immunization practices. Vaccines (Basel) 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-3611-1.50011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] Open
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This study was designed to evaluate the frequency of contact sensitivity to 14 common preservatives among patients with contact dermatitis in Turkey. From 2000 to 2004, 308 patients with the diagnosis of contact dermatitis were patch tested in the Department of Dermatology, Ankara University School of Medicine. All patients were patch tested with European standard series. In addition to the four preservatives included in the standard series, patients were also tested with DMDM hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, bromonitropropane diol, diazolidinyl urea, thimerosal, propylene glycol, chlorocresol, chloroxylenol, methyldibromoglutaronitrile/phenoxyethanol (MDBGN/PE) and benzalkonium chloride. Out of the 308 patients suspected of having contact dermatitis, 23 patients were found to have positive reactions to one or more preservatives. Preservatives that were the most frequent cause of positive reactions were thimerosal (1.6%), benzalkonium chloride (1.6%), formaldehyde (1.3%) and MDBGN/PE (0.9%). In our study, 65% of the positive reactions were caused by allergens not present in the standard series, such as thimerosal, benzalkonium chloride and MDBGN/PE. Although thimerosal caused a high rate of contact sensitivity, it may not be considered as an important allergen, because clinical relevance could not be found in any of the patients.
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- Ayse Boyvat
- Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Ibni Sina Hastanesi, Samanpazari-Ankara, Turkey.
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Moreno-Ramírez D, García-Bravo B, Pichardo AR, Rubio FP, Martínez FC. Baboon syndrome in childhood: easy to avoid, easy to diagnose, but the problem continues. Pediatr Dermatol 2004; 21:250-3. [PMID: 15165206 DOI: 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Baboon syndrome was first described as a particular type of systemic contact dermatitis, characterized by an exanthem with involvement of the buttocks and flexures. In children, it is an important entity to take into account for the differential diagnosis of viral exanthem. A large number of allergens have been implicated, although inhalation of mercury vapor is a common trigger. We present the findings in 14 patients younger than 14 years with baboon syndrome. We also look at the frequency in children and the most common causes and triggers in our area.
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BACKGROUND On July 7, 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Public Health Service issued a joint statement calling for removal of thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, from vaccines. This action was prompted in part by a risk assessment from the Food and Drug Administration that is presented here. METHODS The risk assessment consisted of hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. The literature was reviewed to identify known toxicity of thimerosal, ethylmercury (a metabolite of thimerosal) and methylmercury (a similar organic mercury compound) and to determine the doses at which toxicity occurs. Maximal potential exposure to mercury from vaccines was calculated for children at 6 months old and 2 years, under the US childhood immunization schedule, and compared with the limits for mercury exposure developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, the Food and Drug Administration, and the World Health Organization. RESULTS Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions from thimerosal exposure are well-recognized. Identified acute toxicity from inadvertent high-dose exposure to thimerosal includes neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Limited data on toxicity from low-dose exposures to ethylmercury are available, but toxicity may be similar to that of methylmercury. Chronic, low-dose methylmercury exposure may cause subtle neurologic abnormalities. Depending on the immunization schedule, vaccine formulation, and infant weight, cumulative exposure of infants to mercury from thimerosal during the first 6 months of life may exceed EPA guidelines. CONCLUSION Our review revealed no evidence of harm caused by doses of thimerosal in vaccines, except for local hypersensitivity reactions. However, some infants may be exposed to cumulative levels of mercury during the first 6 months of life that exceed EPA recommendations. Exposure of infants to mercury in vaccines can be reduced or eliminated by using products formulated without thimerosal as a preservative.
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- Division of Vaccines and Related Products Applications, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Foodand Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA.
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- Centre of Occupational Skin Diseases, Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, Greece
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The results of patch testing in 753 patients attending a dermatology clinic in a British district general hospital over the period 1993-96 are presented. The frequency of positive reactions, and of the relative frequency of common allergens is broadly comparable to series published from specialist contact clinics. This study suggests that nonspecialist dermatology clinics can carry out routine patch testing adequately, although there are likely to be a number of cases which will require review in a specialist clinic or specialist advice.
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- B E Monk
- Department of Dermatology, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK
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Bruze M, Condé-Salazar L, Goossens A, Kanerva L, White IR. Thoughts on sensitizers in a standard patch test series. The European Society of Contact Dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1999; 41:241-50. [PMID: 10554056 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06154.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patch testing is the predominant method of establishing contact allergy. The present patch test technique is the result of a continuous process of development and improvement since its first application in the late 19th century. The perfect patch test should give no false-positive and no false-negative reactions. The ideal patch test should also cause as few adverse reactions as possible, particularly no patch test sensitization. Even though the history and examination of a patient with suspected allergic contact dermatitis will give clues to possible sensitizers, it is not sufficient to patch test only with initially suspected sensitizers; unsuspected sensitizers used for patch testing frequently turn out to be the real cause of the dermatitis. Fortunately, a small number of substances are considered to account for the majority of delayed hypersensitivity reactions. Therefore, generally 20-25 test preparations consisting of chemically defined compounds, mixes of allergens, and natural and synthetic compounds, are grouped into a standard test series. The requirements to be fulfilled by a sensitizer in a standard patch test series are discussed in this article. A procedure of investigations is proposed before a sensitizer is included in a standard series.
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- M Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Santucci B, Cannistraci C, Cristaudo A, Camera E, Picardo M. Thimerosal positivities: patch testing to methylmercury chloride in subjects sensitive to ethylmercury chloride. Contact Dermatitis 1999; 40:8-13. [PMID: 9928798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb05969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this paper was to evaluate whether methylmercury chloride (MeHgCl) aq., when patch tested in a group of thimerosal-positive subjects reacting to ethylmercury chloride (EtHgCl), might be a reliable model for the better understanding of interactions between alkylmercury compounds and the skin. 19 out of 21 consecutive patients who previously had given positive patch-test reactions to both ethylmercury chloride 0.0165% eth.(EtHgCl, 0.615 mM) and MeHgCl 0.031% aq.(1.23 mM), and negative reactions to thiosalicylic acid 0.05% (3.24 mM) aq./eth. 50/50, were repatch tested to 8 microl of MeHgCl 0.031% aq. and to 8 microl of aq. solutions containing MeHgCl mixed with cysteine, glutathione, ZnSO4, MgSO4, MnSO4, ZnCl2, MgCl2 and MnCl2, respectively. The results showed that cysteine, glutathione and Zn(II) salts were able to abolish the positive reactions, demonstrating the rôle played by both thiol groups and Zn(II) itself. Patch tests concomitantly carried out in 16 out of 19 patients to 8 microl of aqueous MeHgCl and to 8 microl of aqueous solutions containing MeHgCl and MeHgCl mixed to fragment 56-61 of metallothionein I (MT I), MT I and MT II-Zn, respectively, revealed that all the MTs tested were able to reduce or to inhibit the reactions, demonstrating the effect of the thiol groups. Due to the close chemical similarities to EtHgCl and to its water solubility, MeHgCl seems to be a suitable model for evaluating the reactivity of alkylmercury compounds in the skin. We speculate that both EtHg- and MeHg-derivatives are xenobiotics with similar reactivity. However, the lack of clinical relevance of the reactions to both alkyl compounds lead us to conclude that, since environmental exposure does not seem to play a pivotal rôle, they probably have mostly to do with compounds included in in the standard series, and are elicited by reduced function of physiological SH chelators.
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- B Santucci
- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
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There is conflicting evidence regarding the reproducibility of patch testing. Discordant results have been reported in up to 44% of cases. The clinical relevance of these discordant patch tests has not been previously assessed. We studied 383 consecutive patients receiving simultaneous duplicate patch testing on opposite sides of the upper back with 10 allergens from the European standard series. Completely discordant patch tests-a negative test on one side with a positive test on the opposite side-were recorded in 30 (8%) patients. Two patients had discordant tests to two of the allergens; 28 had discordant reactions to one allergen. Completely discordant tests were recorded for nickel in 10 (3%) patients, balsam of Peru in two (0.5%), thiomersal in one (0.3%), cobalt in four (1%), paraphenylenediamine in three (0.8%), fragrance mix in two (0.5%), formaldehyde in four (1%), potassium dichromate in two (0.5%), lanolin in three (0.8%) and Kathon CG in one (0.3%). Of those patients with completely discordant patch tests, the allergen was deemed to be a true positive in 11 (3% of total) cases and of possible relevance in a further three. The allergen was felt to be relevant to the presenting complaint in seven (2% of total) patients.
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- Birmingham Skin Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, U.K.
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Santucci B, Cannistraci C, Cristaudo A, Camera E, Picardo M. Thimerosal positivities: the rôle of SH groups and divalent ions. Contact Dermatitis 1998; 39:123-6. [PMID: 9771985 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05860.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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For a better understanding of the mechanistic details of the interactions of organomercury compounds inside the skin, 32 subjects who previously had given positive patch-test reactions to thimerosal (TH) and negative reactions to thiosalicylic acid, were divided into 2 groups. 16 subjects were repatch tested to ethylmercury chloride (EtHgCl) and to solutions containing EtHgCl mixed with L-cysteine and glutathione, respectively. The remaining 16 were repatch tested to EtHgCl and to solutions containing EtHgCl mixed with chlorides of Zn, Mg, and Mn, respectively. The results showed that whilst L-cysteine, glutathione and ZnCl2 were able to abolish or to reduce the positive reactions to EtHgCl, chlorides of Mg and Mn were unable to do so. Patch tests revealed that in causing positive reactions to TH, EtHg probably interacted with thiol groups and with Zn ions, as in biological systems when causing toxic effects. The limited number of TH reactions in the general population, the constant presence of concomitant positive reactions to EtHgCl and MeHgCl, and the lack of cross-reactivity with other organic or inorganic mercury compounds, lead us to speculate that reactions to TH are due to organomercury alkyl compounds, and that positive subjects have a constitutively reduced capability to metabolize organomercury compounds, rather than to reveal previous exposure.
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- B Santucci
- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
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Goossens A, Claes L, Drieghe J, Put E. Antimicrobials: preservatives, antiseptics and disinfectants. Contact Dermatitis 1998; 39:133-4. [PMID: 9771989 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05864.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A Goossens
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
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Santucci B, Cannistraci C, Cristaudo A, Camera E, Picardo M. Thimerosal positivities: the role of organomercury alkyl compounds. Contact Dermatitis 1998; 38:325-8. [PMID: 9687031 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Contact allergy to thimerosal (TH) has not been considered a marker for mercury allergy, since there is a low degree of cross-sensitivity to inorganic as well as to organic mercury salts. 40 subjects, who previously gave a positive patch test reaction only to thimerosal 0.1% pet. (Hermal), when simultaneously repatch-tested to solutions containing TH, mersalyl acid, p-amino-phenylmercuric acid, mercuric acetate and thiosalicylic acid, respectively, gave positive reactions only to TH. 36 out of 40 subjects were divided into 2 groups of 18 subjects and simultaneously repatch-tested to solutions containing TH, methylmercury chloride (MeHgCl), thiosalicylic acid, and, ethylmercury chloride (EtHgCl), respectively. EtHgCl was tested in the 1st group at 0.031% and in the 2nd group at 0.015%. The results showed that all subjects gave concomitant positive reactions to TH, EtHgCl and MeHgCl. EtHgCl 0.031% gave a higher number of reactions than EtHgCl 0.015%, underlining the rôle of the solvent in these reactions. Patch test results in 300 consecutive patients to a standard series, to which MeHgCl was added, showed that MeHgCl and TH were never able to give isolated positive reactions, and that the concomitant positive reactions occurred in only 3.6% of subjects. In conclusion, our data seem to suggest that the positive reactions to TH found in our patients were due to EtHgCl, and that the structural similarities with MeHgCl were so close that the skin reacted against each as if they were identical.
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Paulsen E, Søgaard J, Andersen KE. Occupational dermatitis in Danish gardeners and greenhouse workers (III). Compositae-related symptoms. Contact Dermatitis 1998; 38:140-6. [PMID: 9536405 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The clinical part of the study aimed at describing epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of occupational Compositae dermatitis. Patch testing with the sesquiterpene lactone (SL) and Compositae mixes, feverfew extract and supplementary allergens in 250 selected gardeners showed Compositae allergy in 25, 17 females and 8 males. 24 were possibly occupationally sensitized. The mean age was lower and the preponderance of women higher compared to classical Compositae dermatitis, and the distribution and course of the dermatitis most often did not differ from other occupational plant dermatoses. The Compositae mix detected 2x as many as the SL mix, and the overall detection rate with both was 76%, making aimed patch testing necessary. Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema), marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) were frequent sensitizers. Occupational type I allergy to Compositae comprised sensitization to Gerbera, chrysanthemum, lettuce, Senecio cruentus and Aster. Among 1657 respondents in the questionnaire part of the study, 824 had worked with Compositae, and 160 (19%) reported occupational Compositae-related symptoms of skin and mucous membranes. Possible risk factors for the development of these were assessed in a stepwise logistic regression model and a history of childhood eczema, hay fever and duration of exposure were significantly associated with Compositae-related irritant and allergic symptoms in both sexes.
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- Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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Paulsen E. Occupational dermatitis in Danish gardeners and greenhouse workers (II). Etiological factors. Contact Dermatitis 1998; 38:14-9. [PMID: 9504241 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05631.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The aim of the study was to assess the distribution of different types of occupational eczema among employees in floristry and detect the allergens most commonly involved. Based on a postal questionnaire, 253 gardeners and greenhouse workers with occupational skin symptoms and 52 randomly-selected without symptoms were examined and patch tested. Routine tests comprised the standard series, the Compositae mix, feverfew and 3 fungicides, with additional testing based on case records. 184 persons from the symptom group and 1 from the random group had occupational eczema. Irritant occupational contact eczema was suspected in 150 persons (59%). Nevertheless, 48% of the 250 persons patch tested had at least 1 positive reaction, most frequently to nickel, followed by Compositae which were positive in 25 cases (10%), of whom 24 were possibly occupationally sensitized. 13 persons from symptom group had positive reactions to fungicides. Occupational allergic eczema was suspected in 43 persons (17%), most often caused by plants belonging to the Compositae, Geraniaceae and Liliaceae families. New plant sensitizers were Exacum affine and Begonia lorraine. Exposure to specific plant species seemed to be the most important eliciting factors in both allergic and irritant occupational dermatitis in floristry, and preventive measures should include reduction of contact with plants.
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- Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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Brasch J, Geier J. Patch test results in schoolchildren. Results from the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) and the German Contact Dermatitis Research Group (DKG). Contact Dermatitis 1997; 37:286-93. [PMID: 9455632 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb02466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Our aim was to explore the current spectrum of contact allergens in schoolchildren, as a basis for diagnosis and prevention of allergic contact dermatitis. Results of patch tests in children 6-15 years old, performed in the years 1990-1995 by 22 centres of the German Contact Dermatitis Research Group and filed by the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology, were analysed and evaluated retrospectively, including epidemiologic data. Children with positive tests (62 out of 156 boys and 108 out of 260 girls tested) had a higher frequency of allergic contact dermatitis and a lower frequency of atopic dermatitis than patch test negative ones. 16 distinct allergens elicited positive reactions in > or = 1% of the children tested. Reactions to nickel sulfate occurred in 15.9% of all children tested, but in 25.0% of girls 14/15 years old, and in only 4.5% of boys 6-13 years old. Double-sensitizations with cobalt salts, potassium dichromate and palladium were seen. Mercury compounds were found in 2nd place (thimerosal: all children: 11.3%; 6-13 years old: 14.3%; 14/15 years old: 8.0%), followed by fragrance allergens. We conclude that contact allergy in children is related to their sex and age. Prophylaxis against nickel, mercury, and fragrance allergy needs to be improved. A shortened standard series may be sufficient for testing children.
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- J Brasch
- Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
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- B Santucci
- Servizio di Allergologia, Istituto San Gallicano, Rome, Italy
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Koch P, Nickolaus G. Allergic contact dermatitis and mercury exanthem due to mercury chloride in plastic boots. Contact Dermatitis 1996; 34:405-9. [PMID: 8879926 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02242.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We report a 5-year-old child with previous skin intolerance from Mercurochrome (merbromin), who developed a severe allergic contact dermatitis of both feet when wearing new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) boots. Within a few days, he developed a mercury exanthem involving both legs, groins and lateral parts of the trunk. Patch tests showed strong reactions to organic and inorganic mercury compounds, in particular to mercury chloride (mercury chloride; HgCl2), 0.01% pet., which was identified by atomic absorption spectrometry and polarography in the boots worn. New hidden sources of mercury in consumer goods may represent a potential source of danger for the future, if its use is not more strictly regulated.
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- P Koch
- Department of Dermatology, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg
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Wantke F, Hemmer W, Jarisch R, Götz M. Patch test reactions in children, adults and the elderly. A comparative study in patients with suspected allergic contact dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1996; 34:316-9. [PMID: 8807222 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02214.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The age- and sex-related distribution of positive patch test reactions was investigated in 234 children (0-7 years, n = 72 and 8-14 years, n = 162), 1200 adults (20 to 50 years) and 295 elderly patients (> or = 70 years) with suspected allergic contact dermatitis using a European standard series. In girls from 0 to 7 years, the most frequent contact allergens were thimerosal (37.5%) and nickel (27.5%), in girls from 8 to 14 years, nickel (28.7%) and thimerosal (26.6%), in women, thimerosal (25.3%) and nickel (25.2%), and in elderly women, nickel (12.6%) and balsam of Peru (9.7%). The most frequent contact allergens in boys from 0 to 7 years were ethylmercuric chloride (28.1%) and thimerosal (25.0%), in boys from 8 to 14 years, thimerosal (30.9%) and ethylmercuric chloride (14.7%), in men, thimerosal (21.1%) and ethylmercuric chloride (13.7%) and in elderly men, nickel (11.2%) and balsam of Peru (6.7%). Females showed more positive reactions than males. Whilst 0 to 7 year-old girls and boys showed relatively more frequent reactions, the elderly of both sexes were clearly less affected. Nickel is the most frequent contact allergen in females of 8 years and more. In men, thimerosal is most frequent and reactions to balsam of Peru show a peak incidence in the elderly. Results indicate that patch testing should be considered in children and elderly patients with appropriate indications.
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- F Wantke
- Dermatologic and Pediatric Allergy Clinic, Vienna, Austria
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There has been increasing interest in characterizing the sensitizing moiety of thimerosal [TIM], following the finding that patients with photosensitivity to piroxicam are allergic to the thiosalicylic acid [TIO] moiety of TIM. For this purpose, the authors have conducted 2 studies in TIM-sensitive patients. In the 1st, of 175 patients tested with TIO and ammoniated mercuric chloride [HGAM], 45.7% reacted only to TIM, whereas 45.7% reacted also to TIO and 17.7% also to HGAM; 9.1% reacted to both TIO and HGAM. In the 2nd, of 47 patients tested with TIO and ethylmercuric chloride [ETHG], 87.2% reacted to ETHG, 44.7% to TIO and 31.9% reacted to both. None of the patients reacted only to TIM. The authors conclude that thimerosal allergy is due either to the mercuric moiety or to thiosalicylic acid, with no cases of sensitivity only to the whole molecule of TIM. TIM-sensitive patients are mainly allergic to the mercuric moiety, but among them there are a large number of TIO-sensitive patients, and these should be advised to avoid piroxicam.
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- M Goncalo
- Clinica de Dermatologia, Hospital da Universidade, Portugal
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- A M Kligman
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
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Carlsson U, Brudin L, Eliasson I, Hansson BG. Hepatitis A vaccination by intracutaneous low dose administration: a less expensive alternative. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1996; 28:435-8. [PMID: 8953668 DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We investigated the immune response to three different intracutaneous (i.c.) doses of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine: 72, 144, and 216 ELISA units (EU). The response was measured using a quotient score derived from a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (HAVAB Abbott) and translated to IU per liter using a World Health Organization standard serum for hepatitis A virus antibody. The results were compared with the results obtained after an intramuscular (i.m.) full dose, i.e. 1,440 EU, at 0 and 6-12 months. As estimated from antibody concentration, 3 lots of 144 EU i.c. with 100% or two lots of 216 EU i.c. with 98% seroconversion results in at least as good early protection as the standard immunization with one lot of 1,440 EU i.m., (79% with our method). Indeed, only two doses of 144 EU vaccine (90% seroconversion) seem to give results comparable to the standard procedure. After the booster dose the median antibody concentration is 1,290 IU/l for the 144 EU vaccine and 837 for the 216 EU one, compared with an antibody response of 990 IU/l for the standard 1,440 EU i.m. vaccination. In conclusion, three doses of 144 EU vaccine i.c. or, as an alternative, two doses of 216 EU at monthly intervals give good early protection (e.g. before travel). After the booster dose, which is given 6 months to 1 year later, the serological response is comparable to the standard procedure of two doses of the 1,440 EU vaccine given i.m. and with 100% seroconversion in all three programs.
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- U Carlsson
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kalmar Hospital, Sweden
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- A Barbaud
- Department of Dermatology, Fournier Hospital, Nancy, France
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