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Eriksson TBJ, Isaksson M, Engfeldt M, Dahlin J, Tegner Y, Ofenloch R, Bruze M. Contact allergy in Swedish professional ice hockey players. Contact Dermatitis 2024; 90:574-584. [PMID: 38501375 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Professional ice hockey players may contract irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. AIMS To investigate the presence of contact allergy (CA) in professional ice hockey players in Sweden. METHODS Ten teams from the two top leagues were assessed for potential occupational exposure to sensitizers. Exactly 107 players were patch tested with an extended baseline series and a working series, in total 74 test preparations. The CA rates were compared between the ice hockey players and controls from the general population and dermatitis patients. RESULTS One out of 4 players had at least one contact allergy. The most common sensitizers were Amerchol L 101, nickel and oxidized limonene. CA was as common in the ice hockey players as in dermatitis patients and significantly more common than in the general population. Fragrances and combined sensitizers in cosmetic products (fragrances + preservatives + emulsifier) were significantly more common in ice hockey players compared with the general population. CONCLUSION The possible relationship between CA to fragrances and cosmetic products on the one hand and the presence of dermatitis on the other should be explored further.
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- Tomas B J Eriksson
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Education and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Occupational Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Bruze M, Marmgren V, Zimerson E, Antelmi A, Svedman C, Mowitz M. Contact allergy to oxidised geraniol may be over-represented in individuals with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen. Contact Dermatitis 2024; 90:79-83. [PMID: 37840237 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Simultaneous overrepresentations of contact allergies and photocontact allergies are common in individuals with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen. AIMS To investigate whether contact allergy to oxidised (ox.) geraniol, geraniol, geranial, neral and citral is overrepresented in individuals with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen. METHODS The contact allergy rates to ox. geraniol, geraniol, geranial, neral and citral in routinely patch tested dermatitis patients were compared with the corresponding rates in individuals with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen. RESULTS Allergic patch test reactions were noted to ox. geraniol 11% (n = 39, 5.8%), ox. geraniol 6% (n = 12, 1.8%), geraniol 6% (n = 2, 0.3%), geranial (n = 18, 2.7%), neral (n = 7, 1.0%) and citral (n = 15, 2.2%). In those four patients who were diagnosed with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen during the test period, a significant overrepresentation (p = 0.020) of simultaneous contact allergy to ox. geraniol 11% was demonstrated. Overrepresentation of simultaneous contact allergy to various combinations of ox. geraniol, ox. limonene and ox. linalool was also noted in ketoprofen-photoallergic patients. CONCLUSIONS Contact allergy to ox. geraniol, geranial and citral is common in routinely tested dermatitis patients. There is an overrepresentation of simultaneous contact allergy to ox. geraniol, ox. limonene and ox. linalool in patients with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen.
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- Magnus Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Bruze M, Antelmi A, Dahlin J, Hamnerius N, Hauksson I, Hindsén M, Isaksson M, Lejding T, Mowitz M, Svedman C, Bergendorff O. Should acetophenone azine be inserted in a baseline patch test series? Contact Dermatitis 2023; 89:295-297. [PMID: 37401042 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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- Magnus Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Lejding T, Källberg K, Bergendorff O, Jacobsson S, Svedman C, Bruze M. Epoxy allergy, investigation of a modern industry. Contact Dermatitis 2023; 88:383-388. [PMID: 36802059 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Five workers from an industry manufacturing various articles from carbon fibre reinforced epoxy plastics were referred to our department because of suspected occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD). When patch tested, four of them had positive reactions to components of epoxy resin systems (ERSs) that could explain their current skin problems. All of them had been working at the same workstation at a specially designed pressing machine, with operations including manually mixing epoxy resin with hardener. Multiple cases of OACD in the plant prompted an investigation including all workers with possible risk exposures at the plant. OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of occupational dermatoses and contact allergies among the workers at the plant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally 25 workers underwent investigation that included a brief consultation with a standardized anamnesis and clinical examination followed by patch testing. RESULTS ERSs-related reactions were found in 7 of the 25 investigated workers. None of the seven had a history of previous exposure to ERSs and they are regarded as sensitized through work. CONCLUSIONS Twenty-eight percent of investigated workers showed reactions to ERSs. Of these the majority would have been missed if supplementary testing would not have been added to testing with the Swedish base line series.
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- Tina Lejding
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Bruze M, Hopkins K, Dahlin J, Olsson K, Åstrand J, Svedman C, Ofenloch R, Antelmi A. Increased rates of fragrance allergy in fibromyalgia individuals tested with the Swedish baseline patch test series. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023; 37:104-113. [PMID: 36018078 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Contact allergy can manifest in a variety of ways clinically. Systemic contact allergy may occasionally present with pain in muscles and joints. Fibromyalgia is a chronic rheumatic disease characterized by pain and with virtually unknown aetiology. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the contact allergy rates to the sensitizers in a baseline series and compare with corresponding rates in dermatitis patients and the general population. METHODS Patch testing with the Swedish baseline series was performed in 120 individuals with fibromyalgia. Fisher's exact test was used for pair-wise comparisons of contact allergy rates between the fibromyalgia group and two control groups, dermatitis patients and individuals in the general population. RESULTS Contact allergy was significantly more common in the fibromyalgia group compared to the general population concerning nickel and the fragrance markers Myroxolon pereirae and fragrance mix I. There were fewer allergic reactions to preservatives in the fibromyalgia group compared with the dermatitis group. CONCLUSIONS Myroxolon pereirae and fragrance mix I represent besides fragrance allergy also allergy to flavouring substances which indicate that oral exposure to flavouring substances and hygiene products might be important for sensitization and possibly elicitation of systemic contact allergy symptoms in fibromyalgia individuals.
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- Magnus Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Occupational Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Lejding T, Antelmi A, Dahlin J. Pipe relining: Not only epoxy resins. Two cases of occupational contact allergy to acrylates. Contact Dermatitis 2023; 88:71-72. [PMID: 36094341 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Tina Lejding
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Patch Testing With Nickel Sulfate 5.0% Traces Significantly More Contact Allergy Than 2.5%: A Prospective Study Within the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Dermatitis 2022; 33:417-420. [PMID: 36125779 DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nickel allergy is the most common contact allergy, and a nickel salt is, therefore, included in most baseline patch test series. In the baseline series of the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group and the American Contact Dermatitis Society, nickel sulfate hexahydrate (NSH) in petrolatum at 2.5% is included, whereas NSH at 5.0% is included in many other baseline series, such as the European and Swedish ones. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to investigate whether NSH at 5.0% detects significantly more contact allergy than NSH 2.5% when both preparations are tested simultaneously in consecutive dermatitis patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two thousand two hundred eighty-seven consecutive dermatitis patients were patch tested simultaneously with NSH in petrolatum at 2.5% and 5.0%. The allergy rates were compared for all clinics individually and combined using McNemar test, 2-sided. RESULTS Contact allergy to NSH 5.0% and 2.5% was found in 20.3% and 16.8%, respectively (P < 0.0001). In 6 of 11 clinics, significantly more patients tested positive to the higher NSH concentration. For the 2 clinics in North America combined, significantly more patients tested positive to NSH 5.0%. CONCLUSIONS The NSH preparation in the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group baseline patch test series should be considered to be changed from NSH 2.5% (1 mg NSH/cm2) to 5.0% (2 mg NSH/cm2).
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Linauskiene K, Zimerson E, Sörensen Ö, Antelmi A, Bruze M, Dahlin J, Malinauskiene L, Stenton J, Svedman C, Isaksson M. Patch test results to extracts of synthetic garments in textile dye positive patients. Contact Dermatitis 2022; 87:325-330. [PMID: 35818106 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disperse dyes (DDs) are the most prevalent causes of textile-related allergic contact dermatitis and are used for coloring synthetic textile materials based on fibers such as polyester, acrylic, acetate and polyamide. Eight DDs are included in a textile dye mix (TDM) 6.6% petrolatum (pet.) in the European baseline patch test series. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to patch test TDM 6.6% pet. Positive individuals with the extracts of synthetic fiber clothes that do not contain any of the pure DDs present in the TDM 6.6% to study the reactivity pattern. METHODS Seventy-three TDM-positive former patients tested between 2012-2017 at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology in Malmö, Sweden were invited to join the study, 10 participated. Twenty-four textile items (collected in 9 countries in Europe, Asia and North America in 2012) were extracted in dichloromethane. The TDM 6.6% was patch tested simultaneously with the 24 textile item preparations in petrolatum made from the extracts. Prior to patch testing the participants filled the 7-question questionnaire regarding possible symptoms from textile exposure. RESULTS Ten individuals, agreed to join the study. Eight of them reacted to TDM 6.6%. Nine participants reacted to 20 of 24 extracts. One reacted to 19 extracts, another to 14, 3 to 5 extracts, 1 to 4, 1 to 3 extracts and 2 to 2 extracts. One was negative to all tested preparations including TDM 6.6%. The participants mainly reacted to 6 textile extracts. All controls tested negatively to tested extracts. Four individuals of the 10 TDM-allergic individuals previously had had problems after wearing clothes. Four out of the 10 participants had had atopic eczema in childhood. All women had dyed their hair with permanent hair dyes but none of the males. CONCLUSION TDM - positive patients react to textile extracts made from synthetic garments, even if they do not contain any of the pure DDs present in TDM 6.6%. More studies are needed to pin-point the culprit haptens in these extracts.
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- Kotryna Linauskiene
- Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Vilnius, Lithuania.,Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Vilnius, Lithuania.,Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Skane University Hospital Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Malmö, Sweden
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ABSTRACT Exposure to elemental aluminum and its salts is unavoidable. Aluminum as a metal is present in transport, construction, packaging, and electronic equipment. Aluminum salts are present in consumer products, food items and drinking water, vaccines, drugs, and antiperspirants. Aluminum in vaccines and preparations for allergen-specific immunotherapy are the major sensitization sources. The predominent clinical manifestations of aluminum allergy are pruritic subcutaneous nodules and eczematous dermatitis. Patch testing shall be performed with aluminum chloride hexahydrate (ACH) in petrolatum. The preparation with ACH 10% detects substantially more aluminum allergy than ACH 2%. A patch test with elemental aluminum, for example, an empty Finn Chamber, is only positive when there is a strong aluminum allergy. A patch test reading should be performed 1 week after the application so as not to miss 15% to 20% of aluminum allergy. Aluminum should be included in any baseline patch test series for children and investigated for a possible inclusion in baseline series for adults. Aluminum test chambers can interfere with the testing resulting in both false-negative and false-positive patch test reactions to nonaluminum contact sensitizers.
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Mahler V, Uter W. Epicutaneous Patch Testing in Type IV Allergy Diagnostics: State of the Art and Best Practice Recommendations. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2022; 268:405-433. [PMID: 34312717 DOI: 10.1007/164_2021_508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This chapter summarises all relevant aspects of patch testing, closely following recommendations outlined in a recent European, and a German S3 guideline on diagnostic patch testing with contact allergens and medicinal products (drugs). Patch testing is indicated in patients suspected of suffering, or having been suffering, from delayed-type hypersensitivity leading to allergic contact dermatitis or other skin and mucosal diseases. Sections of this chapter include detailed indications, reasons for possibly postponing the test, considerations on choosing haptens (contact allergens) to test, various aspects of the application of patch test allergen preparations (storage, dosing) and of testing with individual materials provided by the patients. Special aspects of patch testing in cutaneous adverse drug reactions, children, or occupational contact dermatitis are outlined. Supplemental test methods, notably the repeated open application test, are briefly described. Finally, the final evaluation in terms of assessment of clinical relevance of reactions and patient counselling are outlined.
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- Vera Mahler
- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany.
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen/Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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BACKGROUND Recently, aluminum chloride hexahydrate (ACH) 10.0% petrolatum (pet) was recommended for patch testing to detect aluminum contact allergy. Aluminum lactate (AL) may be as reliable a test substance as ACH. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the frequencies of aluminum allergy when ACH and AL were used in patch testing consecutive patients. METHODS Petrolatum preparations of ACH 10.0% and AL 12.0% were added to the baseline series in 2010-2017. Aluminum chloride hexahydrate 10.0% pet was added to the children baseline series from July 1, 2012, to December 31, 2017. RESULTS A total of 5448 patients were patch tested with the extended baseline series and 196 children with the extended children baseline series. Forty-eight of the 5448 adults (0.9%) and 10 of the 196 children (5.1%) were diagnosed with aluminum contact allergy. A significant difference was found between the aluminum allergy frequencies in children and adults patch tested with ACH in 2013-2017 (P < 0.001). The difference between the frequencies of contact allergies for the 2 aluminum salts is not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Patch testing with ACH and AL demonstrated similar contact allergy frequencies. To detect aluminum allergy, patch testing with ACH 10.0% pet is recommended. Aluminum chloride hexahydrate 10.0% pet should be considered for inclusion in baseline series for patch testing adults and children.
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Sukakul T, Bruze M, Mowitz M, Antelmi A, Bergendorff O, Björk J, Dahlin J, Hamnerius N, Hauksson I, Isaksson M, Lejding T, Pontén A, Svedman C. Contact allergy to oxidized linalool and oxidized limonene: Patch testing in consecutive patients with dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2021; 86:15-24. [PMID: 34561893 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Contact allergy to oxidized (ox.) linalool and ox. limonene has been reported to have a high prevalence, raising the question of inclusion into the baseline series. However, several important issues should be clarified and further investigated before inclusion can be warranted. OBJECTIVES To report the trends of ox. terpenes allergy in patients with dermatitis, features of the patch test reactions, and clinical characteristics of the patients. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 5773 patients was performed. All patients were patch tested with baseline series, individual ingredients of fragrance mix I and II, ox. linalool, and ox. limonene from 2013 to 2020. RESULTS The prevalence rates of contact allergy to ox. linalool and ox. limonene were 7.0% and 5.1%, respectively. Significantly increasing trends of contact allergy were observed. More than 95% of contact allergy cases were identified on Day 3/4. Patients with contact allergy to ox. linalool and ox. limonene were significantly younger than those with contact allergy to other fragrances and were predominantly female. Strong reactions were associated with older age and multiple fragrance allergies. CONCLUSIONS Contact allergy to ox. linalool and ox. limonene is becoming increasingly important, and findings show intriguing features. More studies concerning the clinical relevance before recommending these substances for screening are required.
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- Thanisorn Sukakul
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Clinical Studies Sweden, Forum South, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Marmgren V, Mowitz M, Zimerson E, Hindsén M, Bruze M. Contact allergy to fragrance mix I and its components in individuals with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen. Contact Dermatitis 2021; 85:660-670. [PMID: 34414573 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Contact allergy to fragrance mix I (FM I) is over-represented in patients photoallergic to ketoprofen. The prevalence of contact allergy to two components of FM I, cinnamal and cinnamyl alcohol, in ketoprofen-photoallergic patients is higher than in dermatitis patients. OBJECTIVE To explore the prevalence of contact allergy to FM I and its individual components in patients with photocontact allergy to ketoprofen, and to compare with a dermatitis and the general population. METHODS Data on patch and photopatch tests performed between 2009-2018 were collected. Ketoprofen-photoallergic patients were compared with dermatitis patients and published data on the general population regarding the prevalence and the distribution of contact allergy to FM I and its components. RESULTS A higher prevalence of contact allergy to cinnamyl alcohol compared with cinnamal (23.3% vs 10.0%), and eugenol compared with isoeugenol (23.3% vs 6.7%), was observed in ketoprofen-photoallergic patients, while the relationship was the opposite in the dermatitis group (0.7% vs 1.05%; 0.4% vs 0.9%). The overall prevalence of contact allergy to several components of FM I was significantly higher in ketoprofen-photoallergic patients. CONCLUSIONS Contact allergy to FM I and many of its components is over-represented in patients photoallergic to ketoprofen compared with dermatitis patients and the general population.
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- Victoria Marmgren
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Scheinman PL, Vocanson M, Thyssen JP, Johansen JD, Nixon RL, Dear K, Botto NC, Morot J, Goldminz AM. Contact dermatitis. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021; 7:38. [PMID: 34045488 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-021-00271-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Contact dermatitis (CD) is among the most common inflammatory dermatological conditions and includes allergic CD, photoallergic CD, irritant CD, photoirritant CD (also called phototoxic CD) and protein CD. Occupational CD can be of any type and is the most prevalent occupational skin disease. Each CD type is characterized by different immunological mechanisms and/or requisite exposures. Clinical manifestations of CD vary widely and multiple subtypes may occur simultaneously. The diagnosis relies on clinical presentation, thorough exposure assessment and evaluation with techniques such as patch testing and skin-prick testing. Management is based on patient education, avoidance strategies of specific substances, and topical treatments; in severe or recalcitrant cases, which can negatively affect the quality of life of patients, systemic medications may be needed.
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- Pamela L Scheinman
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, INSERM, U1111; Univ Lyon; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon; CNRS, UMR, 5308, Lyon, France
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- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Skin Health Institute - Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Skin Health Institute - Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, INSERM, U1111; Univ Lyon; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon; CNRS, UMR, 5308, Lyon, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Rosholm Comstedt L, Dahlin J, Bruze M, Hedberg Y, Matura M, Svedman C. Patch testing with aluminium Finn Chambers could give false-positive reactions in patients with contact allergy to aluminium. Contact Dermatitis 2021; 85:407-414. [PMID: 33896001 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Earlier laboratory studies have shown that sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride trigger the release of aluminium (Al) from Finn Chambers (FC). OBJECTIVES To investigate whether aluminium realease from FC could influence the diagnostic outcome of patch testing with FC. METHOD A retrospective analysis of patch test results from 2010 to 2019 was performed. A two-sided Fisher's exact test was used to calculate any overrepresentation of contact allergy to Al among patients with positive reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride. RESULTS A total of 5446 patients had been tested with FC during the study period. There was a significant overrepresentation of contact allergy to Al among patients with positive reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride. Patients with a strong Al allergy had significantly higher amounts of concomitant reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride compared to patients with weak Al allergy. These results were not seen for patients tested with Finn Chambers AQUA. CONCLUSION In patients with contact allergy to Al, patch testing with Finn chambers could give false-positive reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride.
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- Lisbeth Rosholm Comstedt
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Skaraborg Hospital Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Luu H, Mowitz M, Bruze M, Engfeldt M, Isaksson M, Svedman C. A comparative study between the two patch test systems Finn chambers and Finn chambers AQUA. Contact Dermatitis 2021; 84:290-298. [PMID: 33368411 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Finn Chambers AQUA (FCA) is a development of the Finn Chambers (FC) test system in which the test chambers are mounted on a moisture-resistant adhesive patch. FCA has pre-fixed filter papers. Because the use of FCA does not require any extra taping or use of separate filter papers, a change from FC to FCA chambers may be beneficial for both patients and patch test technicians. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether there are any differences regarding detection of contact allergy when simultaneous patch testing is performed with FC and FCA. MATERIALS AND METHODS Results from 434 dermatitis patients simultaneously tested with 10 allergens in both FC and FCA were evaluated. RESULTS There were no significant differences regarding detection of positive reactions between the two test systems. There were significantly more doubtful reactions to methylisothiazolinone, fragrance mix I and hydroperoxides of linalool when testing with FCA. We only observed significantly more doubtful reactions in FC regarding nickel(II)sulfate. Irritant reactions to formaldehyde were also significantly more common when using FCA. CONCLUSION The FC and FCA had good agreement in detection of positive reactions. However, the results including doubtful and irritant reactions justify further research regarding optimization of the dose.
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- Henrik Luu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Patch Testing With a New Composition of the Mercapto Mix-A Multicenter Study from the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Dermatitis 2021; 32:160-163. [PMID: 33405485 DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mercaptobenzothiazole compounds are associated with allergic contact dermatitis caused by rubber products. Several screening substances have been used for patch testing. OBJECTIVE To compare the frequency of positive test reactions to a mercapto mix containing a higher concentration of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole with reactions to the combination of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole 2.0% and mercapto mix 2.0%. METHODS There were 7103 dermatitis patients in 12 International Contact Dermatitis Research Group dermatology departments who were patch tested with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole 2.0% petrolatum (pet.), mercapto mix 2.0% pet., and mercapto mix 3.5% pet. RESULTS Contact allergy to the 3 test preparations varied among the 12 centers: 2-mercaptobenzothiazole 2.0% pet. (0-2.4%), mercapto mix 2.0% pet. (0-4.9%), and mercapto mix 3.5% pet. (0-1.4%). 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole 2.0% and mercapto mix 2.0% detected a few more positive patients compared with mercapto mix 3.5%, but the difference was statistically insignificant (mercapto mix 2.0% pet., P = 1.0; 2-mercapto-benzothiazole 2.0% pet., P = 0.66). CONCLUSIONS Mercapto mix 3.5% pet. is not better than 2-mercaptobenzothiazole 2.0% and mercapto mix 2.0% by a difference that is significant. By using only 1 test preparation (mercapto mix 3.5%), an additional hapten could be tested. No cases of suspected/proven patch test sensitization were registered.
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Isaksson M, Hagvall L, Glas B, Lagrelius M, Lidén C, Matura M, Nyman G, Stenberg B, Svedman C, Bruze M. Suitable test concentration of cobalt and concomitant reactivity to nickel and chromium: A multicentre study from the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Contact Dermatitis 2020; 84:153-158. [PMID: 32996589 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Sweden, cobalt chloride 0.5% has been included in the baseline series since the mid-1980s. A recent study from Stockholm showed that cobalt chloride 1% petrolatum (pet.) was more suitable than 0.5%. Cobalt chloride at 1.0% has been patch tested for decades in many European countries and around the world. OBJECTIVES To study the suitability of patch testing to cobalt 1.0% vs 0.5% and to analyze the co-occurrence of allergy to cobalt, chromium, and nickel. RESULTS Contact allergy to cobalt was shown in 90 patients (6.6%). Eighty (5.9%) patients tested positive to cobalt 1.0%. Thirty-seven of the 90 patients (41.1%) with cobalt allergy were missed by cobalt 0.5% and 10 (0.7%) were missed by cobalt 1.0% (P < .001). No case of patch test sensitization was reported. Allergy to chromium was seen in 2.6% and allergy to nickel in 13.3%. Solitary allergy to cobalt without nickel allergy was shown in 61.1% of cobalt-positive individuals. Female patients had larger proportions of positive reactions to cobalt (P = .036) and nickel (P < .001) than males. CONCLUSION The results speak in favor of replacing cobalt chloride 0.5% with cobalt chloride 1.0% pet. in the Swedish baseline series, which will be done 2021.
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- Marléne Isaksson
- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Dermatology and Venereology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology, Skaraborg's Hospital, Skövde, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Dermatology and Venereology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Uldahl A, Engfeldt M, Svedman C. Clinical relevance of positive patch test reactions to lanolin: A ROAT study. Contact Dermatitis 2020; 84:41-49. [PMID: 32844454 PMCID: PMC7756495 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Lanolin is often included when patch testing for common contact allergens. The clinical relevance of a positive patch test reaction to lanolin markers is, however, still a subject for debate. Objectives To evaluate Amerchol L101 as a marker of lanolin allergy and investigate the clinical impact of lanolin‐containing moisturizers on healthy and damaged skin using the repeated open application test (ROAT). Methods Twelve test subjects and 14 controls were patch tested with Amerchol L 101 and additional lanolin markers. Subsequently, a blinded ROAT was performed on the arms of the study participants for 4 weeks. Each participant applied a lanolin‐free cream base and two different lanolin‐containing test creams twice daily on one arm with intact skin and on the other arm with irritant dermatitis, induced by sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Results Eleven test subjects (92%) had positive patch test reactions to Amerchol L 101 when retested and one test subject (8%) had a doubtful reaction. None of the study participants had any skin reactions to the ROAT on intact skin and all participants healed during the ROAT on damaged skin. Conclusions Lanolin‐containing emollients do not cause or worsen existing dermatitis when performing ROAT in volunteers patch test positive to Amerchol L101.
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- Ada Uldahl
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.,Current Address: Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Popov TA, Passalacqua G, González-Díaz SN, Plavec D, Braido F, García-Abujeta JL, Dubuske L, Rouadi P, Morais-Almeida M, Bonini S, Cheng L, Ansotegui IJ. Medical devices in allergy practice. World Allergy Organ J 2020; 13:100466. [PMID: 33024482 PMCID: PMC7529824 DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2020.100466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Medical devices provide people with some health benefits in terms of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and monitoring of disease processes. Different medical specialties use varieties of medical devices more or less specific for them. Allergology is an interdisciplinary field of medical science and teaches that allergic reactions are of systemic nature but can express themselves at the level of different organs across the life cycle of an individual. Subsequently, medical devices used in allergology could be regarded as: 1) general, servicing the integral diagnostic and management principles and features of allergology, and 2) organ specific, which are shared by organ specific disciplines like pulmonology, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology, and others. The present position paper of the World Allergy Organization (WAO) is meant to be the first integral document providing structured information on medical devices in allergology used in daily routine but also needed for sophisticated diagnostic purposes and modern disease management. It is supposed to contribute to the transformation of the health care system into integrated care pathways for interrelated comorbidities.
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Key Words
- AAP, Asthma Action Plan
- ATS, American Thoracic Society
- Airway inflammation
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergology
- Allergy
- Allergy diagnosis
- Asthma
- CE mark, Conformité Européenne mark
- CO, Carbon monoxide
- DPIs, Dry Powder Inhalers
- EAI/AAI, Epinephrine/Adrenaline Auto-Injector
- EBC, Exhaled Breath Condensate
- EBT, Exhaled Breath Temperature
- EDS, Exhalation Delivery Systems
- EMA, European Medicines Agency
- ERS, European Respiratory Society
- ERV, Expiratory Reserve Volume
- FDA, Food and Drug Administration
- FEF, Forced Expiratory Flows
- FEV1, Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second
- FOT, Forced Oscillation Technique
- FRC, Functional Residual Capacity
- FVC, Forced Vital Capacity
- FeNO, Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- GLI, Global Lung Function Initiative
- IOS, Impulse Oscillometry
- IRV, Inspiratory Reserve Volume
- Lung function tests
- MDPS, Metered-Dose Pump Sprays
- Medical devices
- NDDD, Nasal Drug Delivery Device
- NO, Nitric oxide
- PDMI, Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler
- PEF, Peak Expiratory Flow
- PNIF, Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow
- PT, Patch Tests
- PhPT, Photopatch tests
- Ppb, part per billion
- RV, Residual Volume
- SPT, Skin Prick Test
- Skin tests
- TLC, Total Lung Capacity
- UV, Ultra Violet
- VC, Vital Capacity
- VT, Tidal Volume
- WAO, World Allergy Organization
- WHO, World Health Organization
- m-health
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- The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology, Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Nanjing Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Stenton J, Dahlin J, Antelmi A, Bruze M, Svedman C, Zimerson E, Hamnerius N, Pontén A, Isaksson M. Patch testing with a textile dye mix with and without Disperse Orange 3. Contact Dermatitis 2020; 83:387-390. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.13660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Joanna Stenton
- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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Bruze M, Mowitz M, Netterlid E, Siemund I, Svedman C. Patch testing with aluminum chloride hexahydrate in petrolatum. Contact Dermatitis 2020; 83:176-177. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.13571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Magnus Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologyLund University, Skåne University Hospital Mamö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologyLund University, Skåne University Hospital Mamö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologyLund University, Skåne University Hospital Mamö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologyLund University, Skåne University Hospital Mamö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologyLund University, Skåne University Hospital Mamö Sweden
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Gregoriou S, Mastraftsi S, Hatzidimitriou E, Tsimpidakis A, Nicolaidou E, Stratigos A, Katsarou A, Rigopoulos D. Occupational and non‐occupational allergic contact dermatitis to hair dyes in Greece. A 10‐year retrospective study. Contact Dermatitis 2020; 83:277-285. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.13598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stamatis Gregoriou
- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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BACKGROUND Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by (meth)acrylates used in nail products is being increasingly reported in nail technicians and consumers. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of sensitization to (meth)acrylates in technicians and users of nail products with ACD, referred for patch testing in a tertiary center, during the last 10 years. METHODS All patients with ACD, who reported a profession associated with cosmetic nail procedures or use of such services and were referred for patch tests in our department between January 2009 and December 2018, were identified. The incidence of positive sensitization to (meth)acrylates was assessed. RESULTS Contact allergy to 1 or more (meth)acrylates was found in 116 (74.4%) of 156 nail technicians or nail product users, all women. One hundred thirty-eight (88.5%) were occupationally exposed, and 18 (11.5%) were consumers. In addition, there was a statistically significant increase in (meth)acrylate ACD during 2014-2018 (100/127 cases [79%]) when compared with 2009-2013 (16/29 cases [55%]). The most common sensitizer among the 156 allergic individuals was ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, which was positive in 113 cases (72.4%), and among patients with acrylate-positive patch test, the rate was 97.4%. CONCLUSIONS Our experience confirms the worldwide changing landscape of rising (meth)acrylate sensitization in nail technicians and nail products users with ACD. Efforts to improve prevention are needed, and clinicians should have a high index for suspicion in this occupational group.
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Lundh K, Gruvberger B, Persson L, Hindsén M, Zimerson E, Svensson Å, Bruze M. Oral provocation of patients allergic to sesquiterpene lactones with German chamomile tea to demonstrate possible systemic allergic dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2020; 83:8-18. [PMID: 32087031 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most patients with contact allergy to Asteraceae plants are patch test positive to sesquiterpene lactone mix (SLM). There are several reports among these patients of a flare-up of hand eczema after ingestion of food and beverages originating from Asteraceae plants. AIM To investigate whether German chamomile tea can elicit systemic allergic dermatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Individuals with or without contact allergy to SLM were patch tested with an extract of German chamomile tea. Six weeks later, they were provoked with capsules containing either freeze-dried German chamomile tea or placebo capsules containing lactose, in a double-blind, randomized study. A numerical rating scale (NRS) was used to ascertain the volunteers' opinion of their hand eczema status. The study individuals were examined to detect a possible flare-up of healed patch test reactions to chamomile. RESULTS None of the subjects had a flare-up of healed patch test reactions. According to the NRS, SLM-positive individuals experienced a significant worsening of hand eczema, independently of whether they received chamomile or lactose capsules. CONCLUSION No evidence suggestive of systemic allergic dermatitis was found.
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- Kerstin Lundh
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Dermatology, Halland Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Patch Testing With Formaldehyde 2.0% (0.60 mg/cm2) Detects More Contact Allergy to Formaldehyde Than 1.0%. Dermatitis 2019; 30:342-346. [DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bruze M, Mowitz M, Ofenloch R, Coenraads P, Diepgen TL, Elsner P, Gonçalo M, Naldi L, Svensson Å. The significance of batch and patch test method in establishing contact allergy to fragrance mix I—EDEN Fragrance Study Group. Contact Dermatitis 2019; 81:104-109. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.13253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Magnus Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologySkåne University Hospital, Lund University Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental DermatologySkåne University Hospital, Lund University Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Social MedicineOccupational and Environmental Dermatology, University of Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of GroningenUniversity Medical Centre Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Social MedicineOccupational and Environmental Dermatology, University of Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Jena Jena Germany
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- Clinic of DermatologyUniversity Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Dermatology, Azienda Ospedaliera papa Giovanni XXIII, BergamoCentro Studi GISED—FROM Presidio Ospedaliero Matteo Rota Bergamo Italy
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- Department of DermatologySkåne University Hospital, Lund University Malmö Sweden
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Stingeni L, Bianchi L, Hansel K, Corazza M, Gallo R, Guarneri F, Patruno C, Rigano L, Romita P, Pigatto PD, Calzavara-Pinton P. Italian Guidelines in Patch Testing - adapted from the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD). GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2019; 154:227-253. [DOI: 10.23736/s0392-0488.19.06301-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fisch A, Hamnerius N, Isaksson M. Dermatitis and occupational (meth)acrylate contact allergy in nail technicians—A 10‐year study. Contact Dermatitis 2019; 81:58-60. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.13216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Alexandra Fisch
- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Gävle Hospital Gävle Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital Lund University Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital Lund University Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Skåne University Hospital Lund University Malmö Sweden
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Gonçalo M. Photopatch Testing. Contact Dermatitis 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72451-5_29-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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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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Hamnerius N, Svedman C, Bergendorff O, Björk J, Bruze M, Engfeldt M, Pontén A. Hand eczema and occupational contact allergies in healthcare workers with a focus on rubber additives. Contact Dermatitis 2018; 79:149-156. [PMID: 29923205 DOI: 10.1111/cod.13042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hand eczema (HE) in healthcare workers (HCWs) is common. Besides wet work, healthcare work also implies exposure to contact allergens. OBJECTIVES To assess HE and contact allergy related to occupational exposures in HCWs. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 311 HCWs with HE within the preceding 12 months and a control group of 114 HCWs without HE were investigated with the baseline series and a special patch test series based on substances found in the gloves, soaps, alcoholic hand disinfectants and hand creams provided at the hospitals. RESULTS Contact allergy to rubber additives was significantly more common in HCWs with HE (6%) than in HCWs without HE (1%, P = .02). The corresponding percentages for fragrances were 11% and 3%, respectively (P = .004). Occupational HE was found in 193 of 311 (62%) HCWs. Of these, 22 of 193 (11%) had occupational allergic contact dermatitis, including 17 with glove-related rubber contact allergy. Contact allergy to diphenylguanidine was as common as contact allergy to thiurams. Occupational contact allergy to rubber additives was significantly associated with sick-leave related to HE. CONCLUSION Contact allergy to rubber additives in medical gloves is the most common cause of occupational allergic contact dermatitis in HCWs. Aimed patch testing with relevant rubber additives is mandatory when HE in HCWs is investigated.
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- Nils Hamnerius
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Clinical Studies Sweden, Forum South, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Lejding T, Mowitz M, Isaksson M, Bruze M, Pontén A, Svedman C, Zimerson E, Engfeldt M. A retrospective investigation of hexavalent chromium allergy in southern Sweden. Contact Dermatitis 2018; 78:386-392. [PMID: 29572843 DOI: 10.1111/cod.12969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Historically, allergic contact dermatitis caused by hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in cement was the most common cause of invalidity attributable to skin disease in Sweden. Since the legislation to reduce Cr(VI) in cement was introduced in 1989, we rarely see allergic contact dermatitis caused by cement. OBJECTIVES To examine the frequency of contact allergy to Cr(VI) in southern Sweden in 2005-2014. METHODS We investigated the occurrence of positive reactions to potassium dichromate 0.5% pet. in consecutively tested dermatitis patients, and compared the occurrence of atopic dermatitis, localization of dermatitis and simultaneous positive reactions to cobalt chloride and nickel sulfate in the Cr(VI)-positive patients with those in a group of patients with a similar age and sex distribution. RESULTS In total, 6482 patients were tested, and 233 Cr(VI)-allergic individuals were found (3.6%). A significantly higher proportion of atopic dermatitis was found among Cr(VI)-allergic patients, and a significantly higher share of foot dermatitis was found among Cr(VI)-allergic women, than among controls. Cr(VI) allergy was less likely when both nickel allergy and cobalt allergy were present. CONCLUSION A relatively high frequency of contact allergy to Cr(VI) was found. The cause has shifted from cement exposure to other exposures, probably mainly leather.
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- Tina Lejding
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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BACKGROUND The current method for patch test tray assembly requires hand dispensing a small volume of hapten onto chambers. Because of human error, this technique produces inaccurate and inconsistent results. The recommended volume of hapten for patch testing using Finn Chambers is 20 μL. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to create a device that standardizes the delivery of 20 μL and to compare it with the current hand dispensing technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS A device, named the Revolution, was created using the SolidWorks program. Five nurses in our Contact Dermatitis Clinic were asked to load 10 Finn Chambers using the current technique and also using the Revolution. Assembly time, volume of petrolatum, and accuracy of placement were measured. After the 3 trials, the nurses completed a survey on the 2 methods. RESULTS The amount of petrolatum dispensed using the current technique ranged from 16 to 85 μL, with an average amount of 41.39 μL. The Revolution design dispensed an average of 19.78 μL. CONCLUSIONS The current hand dispensing technique does not allow for accurate and consistent dispensing of 20 μL for patch testing. In contrast, the Revolution is an accurate and consistent device that can help standardize the patch testing method.
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Andersen F, Hamann CR, Andersen KE, Hamann D, Sager E, Hamann C. Different concentrations and volumes of p
-phenylenediamine in pet. (equivalent doses) are associated with similar patch test outcomes: a pilot study. Contact Dermatitis 2018; 78:335-340. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Flemming Andersen
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense 5000, Denmark, and Dermatological Investigations Scandinavia, Department of Clinical Research; University of Southern Denmark; Odense 5230 Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup 2900 Denmark
- School of Health and Medical Science, Graduate Programme in Public Health and Epidemiology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen 1165 Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense 5000, Denmark, and Dermatological Investigations Scandinavia, Department of Clinical Research; University of Southern Denmark; Odense 5230 Denmark
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH 43230 USA
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- Loma Linda University School of Medicine; Loma Linda CA 92350 USA
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Mowitz M, Svedman C, Zimerson E, Isaksson M, Pontén A, Bruze M. Simultaneous patch testing with fragrance mix I, fragrance mix II and their ingredients in southern Sweden between 2009 and 2015. Contact Dermatitis 2017; 77:280-287. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Martin Mowitz
- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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Horita K, Horita D, Tomita H, Yasoshima M, Yagami A, Matsunaga K. Effects of different base agents on prediction of skin irritation by sodium lauryl sulfate using patch testing and repeated application test. Toxicology 2017; 382:10-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dahlin J, Hindsén M, Persson C, Isaksson M. What lash stylists and dermatologists should know! Contact Dermatitis 2017; 75:317-319. [PMID: 27709704 DOI: 10.1111/cod.12566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Jakob Dahlin
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
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Bruze M, Mowitz M, Zimerson E, Bergendorff O, Dahlin J, Engfeldt M, Isaksson M, Pontén A, Svedman C. No contact allergy to acrylic acid and methacrylic acid in routinely tested dermatitis patients. Contact Dermatitis 2017; 76:116-118. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Magnus Bruze
- 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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- 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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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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Engfeldt M, Hagvall L, Isaksson M, Matura M, Mowitz M, Ryberg K, Stenberg B, Svedman C, Bruze M. Patch testing with hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (HICC) - a multicentre study of the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Contact Dermatitis 2016; 76:34-39. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Malin Engfeldt
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; 413 45 Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Unit of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute and Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine; 113 65 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology; Uddevalla Hospital; 451 80 Uddevalla Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Dermatology & Venerology; Umeå University; 901 85 Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
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Pontén A, Bruze M, Engfeldt M, Hauksson I, Isaksson M. Concomitant contact allergies to formaldehyde, methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, and fragrance mixes I and II. Contact Dermatitis 2016; 75:285-289. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Ann Pontén
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 214 28 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 214 28 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 214 28 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 214 28 Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 214 28 Malmö Sweden
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Mowitz M, Zimerson E, Hauksson I, Pontén A. Chromate and amine contact allergies in workers manufacturing precast concrete elements. Contact Dermatitis 2016; 75:363-369. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Martin Mowitz
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; Malmö 205 02 Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; Malmö 205 02 Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; Malmö 205 02 Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; Malmö 205 02 Sweden
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Björk AK, Bruze M, Engfeldt M, Nielsen C, Svedman C. The reactivity of the back revisited. Are there differences in reactivity in different parts of the back? Contact Dermatitis 2016; 76:19-26. [PMID: 27593358 DOI: 10.1111/cod.12657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the contact dermatitis literature, it is regularly stated that the patch test reactivity on various areas of the back differs, which might have a large impact on the reproducibility of patch testing. OBJECTIVES To investigate the reproducibility of patch testing on the upper back with regard to the left as opposed to the right side, and the medial as opposed to the lateral part of the upper back. The reproducibility over time and with regard to the reactivity pattern was also investigated. METHODS Thirty-one subjects with contact allergy to the metals gold (n = 19) or nickel (n = 12) were patch tested with serial dilutions, in triplicate applications, on different locations on the upper back. The Friedman test was used for statistical calculations. RESULTS No significant differences in the reactivity of the back were found. In all gold-allergic patients and 11 of 12 nickel-allergic patients, the allergy could be reproduced with regard to previous patch testing, but the degree of reactivity differed. CONCLUSIONS When a high level of standardization of the patch test technique with the same test system was used, there were no differences in patch test reactions and sites of application on the upper back.
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- Ann-Kristin Björk
- 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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- R&D Centre Skåne, Skåne University Hospital, 22185, 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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Ursberg AM, Bergendorff O, Thorsson AC, Isaksson M. Is there a goodin vivomethod to show whether gloves are sufficiently protective when a nail technician is exposed to (meth)acrylates? Anin vivopilot study. Contact Dermatitis 2016; 75:62-5. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Anna-Maria Ursberg
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; 205 02 Malmö Sweden
- Department of Dermatology; Helsingborg Hospital; 251 87 Helsingborg 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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Bruze M. Thoughts on how to improve the quality of multicentre patch test studies. Contact Dermatitis 2016; 74:168-74. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Magnus Bruze
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology; Skåne University Hospital, Lund University; S-205 02 Malmö Sweden
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Hauksson I, Pontén A, Gruvberger B, Isaksson M, Engfeldt M, Bruze M. Skincare products containing low concentrations of formaldehyde detected by the chromotropic acid method cannot be safely used in formaldehyde-allergic patients. Br J Dermatol 2015; 174:371-9. [PMID: 26480304 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Formaldehyde is a well-known contact sensitizer. Formaldehyde releasers are widely used preservatives in skincare products. It has been found that formaldehyde at concentrations allowed by the European Cosmetics Directive can cause allergic contact dermatitis. However, we still lack information on whether formaldehyde at low concentrations affects dermatitis in formaldehyde-allergic individuals. OBJECTIVES To study the effects of low concentrations of formaldehyde on irritant contact dermatitis in formaldehyde-allergic individuals. METHODS Fifteen formaldehyde-allergic individuals and a control group of 12 individuals without contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers were included in the study. The individuals performed the repeated open application test (ROAT) during 4 weeks with four different moisturizers releasing formaldehyde in concentrations that had been determined as > 40, 20-40, 2·5-10 and 0 p.p.m. by the chromotropic acid (CA) spot test. Dimethyloldimethylhydantoin was used as a formaldehyde releaser in the moisturizers. The ROAT was performed on areas of experimentally induced sodium lauryl sulfate dermatitis. The study was double blind, controlled and randomized. RESULTS Nine of the 15 formaldehyde-allergic individuals had reappearance or worsening of dermatitis on the areas that were treated with moisturizers containing formaldehyde. No such reactions were observed in the control group (P < 0·001) or for the moisturizers without formaldehyde in the formaldehyde-allergic individuals (P < 0·001). CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate that the low concentrations of formaldehyde often found in skincare products by the CA method are sufficient to worsen an existing dermatitis in formaldehyde-allergic individuals.
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- I Hauksson
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-20502, Malmö, Sweden
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Young E, Zimerson E, Bruze M, Svedman C. Two sensitizing oxidation products of p-phenylenediamine patch tested in patients allergic to p-phenylenediamine. Contact Dermatitis 2015; 74:76-82. [PMID: 26579994 DOI: 10.1111/cod.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The results from a previous study indicated the presence of several possible sensitizers formed during oxidation of the potent sensitizer p-phenylenediamine (PPD) to which PPD-sensitized patients might react, in various patterns. OBJECTIVES To extract and analyse a yellow spot from a thin-layer chromatogram with oxidized PPD, to which 6 of 14 (43%) PPD-positive patients had reacted in a previous study, in order to identify potential sensitizer(s) and to patch test this/these substance(s) in the 14 PPD-positive patients. METHODS The yellow spot was extracted from a thin-layer chromatogram of oxidized PPD, and two substances, suspected to be allergens, were identified by analysis with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS). The 14 PPD-positive patients, who had been previously tested with the thin-layer chromatogram of oxidized PPD, participated in the investigation, and were tested with dilutions of the two substances. RESULTS GCMS analysis identified 4-nitroaniline and 4,4'-azodianiline in the yellow spot. Of the 14 PPD-positive test patients, 5 (36%) reacted to 4-nitroaniline and 9 (64%) reacted to 4,4'-azodianiline. CONCLUSION The results show that 4-nitroaniline and 4,4'-azodianiline, formed during oxidation of PPD, are potent sensitizers. PPD-sensitized patients react to a high extent to concentrations equimolar to PPD of 4-nitroaniline and 4,4'-azodianiline.
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- Ewa Young
- 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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Multicenter Patch Testing With a Resol Resin Based on Phenol and Formaldehyde Within the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Dermatitis 2015; 26:230-4. [DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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