Fragrance allergy and hand eczema - a review

Food allergy and atopic eczema.

Food allergy and atopic eczema

The subject of food allergy is still viewed with considerable scepticism by the medical profession. There are several reasons for this but probably the most important is that few physicians or ecologists have yet made a serious attempt to analyse the condition critically. Food allergy is discussed in a number of books mostly emanating from the USA, particularly those by Rowe (1931), Coca (194z)...

Fragrance allergy and quality of life - a case-control study.

BACKGROUND Fragrance ingredients can cause contact allergy, which may affect quality of life (QoL). However, few studies have investigated this topic. OBJECTIVES To investigate QoL life among subjects with a fragrance allergy as compared with other eczema patients. METHODS A case-control survey was sent to subjects with a positive patch test reaction to a fragrance ingredient/marker (n = 55...

Hand eczema severity and quality of life: a cross-sectional, multicentre study of hand eczema patients.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hand eczema is a chronic disease with negative impact on quality of life (QoL). In this study, QoL in hand eczema patients is assessed and related to age, sex, severity, and diagnostic subgroups. METHODS A total of 416 patients with hand eczema from 10 European patch test clinics participated in the study. Data on QoL were obtained from a self-administered questionna...

Occupational hand eczema caused by nickel allergy and semi-quantified by dimethylglyoxime testing of the skin.

Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interests. skin contact with consumer items, but nickel is also an important cause of occupational allergic contact dermatitis. Accordingly, excessive nickel exposure has been shown in many occupations (1–3). As it is important for clinicians to confirm and quantify occupational nickel exposure, practical and inexpensive tools are needed...