Atopy patch tests may identify patients at risk for systemic contact dermatitis

Frequency of contact sensitivity in patients with contact or Atopic Dermatitis with Patch test

Background and aim: Eczema is a common inflammatory skin disease. Although history and physical examination are important in diagnosis of allergen, because of extent of environmental allergens, those are not simply recognized. The objective of this study was to determine allergens in patients with contact or atopic dermatitis referred to Razi hospital.Materials and Meth...

Patch test results in patients with clinical diagnoses of contact and/or Atopic Dermatitis in Isfahan

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Food allergy and atopy patch tests.

[Reactivity and evolution of 4022 patch tests in Chilean patients with contact dermatitis].

BACKGROUND Allergic Contact Dermatitis is a classic delayed hypersensitivity reaction. AIM To study the reactivity and evolution in Chilean patients by gender, using the standard European patch test. MATERIALS AND METHODS The results of the European standard patch test applied to 4,022 patients aged 1 to 93 years (64% female) with Allergic Contact Dermatitis, diagnosed between January 1995 ...

SyStemic contAct DermAtitiS

22 January 2012 | Skin & Aging | www.skinandaging.com Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease that affects 14.5 million Americans each year. The economic impact of this condition is high, whether measured by patient morbidity, health care expenditures, loss of income or lost time from school and work. Once patch testing is performed and an allergen source has been identified, ...