A 40-year-old female patient presented with generalized eczema resistant to oral and topical steroids. The dermatitis had started on her legs after use of postepilation soothing remedies, and had become worse following liberal applications of a body lotion for ‘sensitive/allergic skin’. After remission, obtained by a short course of cyclosporin A and withdrawal from topical products, the patien...

The initial reaction rates of the extraction of nickel(II) by 2-hydroxy-5-nonylacetophenone oxime (HNAPO) in a two-phase oil/water system was measured using a total internal reflectance static transfer cell. A two-step reaction mechanism between nickel(II) and HNAPO was found to satisfactorily explain the observed initial reaction rate (R(int)). The addition of neutral surfactants, nonionic oct...

Serum from an individual with occupational asthma from nickel sulphate inhalation was shown by ammonium sulphate (Farr) and anti-IgG coprecipitation tests to contain antibodies which bind 63Ni2+. This binding was absent from 30 control sera. Ligand competition studies with serum and plasma from the propositus and controls are described, and include serial additions of HSA, L-histidine, EDTA, an...

the vase life of cut flowers prolong by some compounds, which can improve their hormonal regulation and water relations or reduce microbial growth in xylem tissu. the effect of chemical treatments on vase life longevity of rose 'ilona'. a randomized complete block design with three replications conducted with following the treatments of control, sts , nickel sulfate, cobalt chloride, ...

BACKGROUND Monitoring trends of positive patch test reactions is useful for epidemiological surveillance and contact allergy prevention, and has not previously been reported in Lithuania. OBJECTIVES To examine and compare changes in the prevalence of contact allergy to European baseline series allergens in adults with suspected contact dermatitis during a 9-year period. METHODS In this retr...

A novel spectrometer for the rapid and sensitive detection of liquid phase analytes at trace concentrations is presented. Broad bandwidth supercontinuum radiation was coupled into a linear optical cavity incorporating an intracavity liquid-sample cuvette. Cavity enhanced absorption spectra of trace species covering more than 300 nm were acquired on time scales of milliseconds. Single shot acqui...

OBJECTIVES Evaluation of the allergenic properties of the metal knee or hip joint implants 24 months post surgery and assessment of the relation between allergy to metals and metal implants failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in two stages. Stage I (pre-implantation) - 60 patients scheduled for arthroplasty surgery. Personal interview, dermatological examination and patch t...