Hand eczema-Clinical patterns and role of patch testing

Evaluation of hand Eczema patients by performing Patch test

Background: Various environmental factors can induce or exaggerate hand eczema. Objective: Evaluation of patch test results in hand eczema patients. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study 100 patients with hand eczema referred to Loghman Hakim and Booali Hospital in Tehran underwent patch testing with 23 allergens obtained from Hermal company. Results: 240 positive reactions observed i...

Patch testing in hand eczema at a tertiary care center.

Patch testing in patients with perianal eczema.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Reports show that between 25% and 78% of patients with anogenital dermatitis have positive patch test results. Consequently, patch testing would appear to be warranted in patients presenting with eczema in the anogenital region. The objectives of the present study were to identify the most common allergens in patients with perianal eczema and to determine which aller...

Patch test results of hand eczema patients: relation to clinical types.

BACKGROUND Allergic contact dermatitis is a well-known cause of hand eczema, although the influence of contact allergens on different clinical types of hand eczema remains still unclear. OBJECTIVE To identify most common positive tested allergens among hand eczema patients and to define the relation between specific contact allergies and clinical types of hand eczema according to the guidelin...

Impact of patch testing on quality of life in patients with hand eczema: a follow-up study.

BACKGROUND Patch testing has previously been shown to influence the quality of life, although a very few studies have shown if this is dependent on the result of the patch tests. OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of patch testing on the quality of life (QOL) in patients with hand eczema (HE). METHODS A total of 50 patients diagnosed of hand eczema at the time of patch testing, aged 16 years an...