Corticosteroid or steroid allergy?

abstract：:It has been known since the 1940s that nail polishes contain allergenic ingredients. The aim of this study was to clarify whether the nail polishes on the market today contain significant amounts of allergens, and what the solvents are. The following ingredients were determined: toluene, toluene sulfonamide formaldehy...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Sainio EL,Engström K,Henriks-Eckerman ML,Kanerva L

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to explain the complaints of dry skin after work among employees in the fish processing industry, we followed the skin blood flow (SBF), skin surface temperature, transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and electrical capacitance on the volar aspect of the 3rd finger in 10 fillet workers, where measurements were per...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Halkier-Sørensen L,Thestrup-Pedersen K

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results concerning 1,000 cases of contact dermatitis with positive patch tests are presented. The allergens which are responsible for about 50% of our cases are: turpentine, nickel, hexavalent chromium and organic mercurial compounds. These results are compared with those of other countries. As in the industrial world...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Brun R

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An acute viral cold is a very common illness and is characterized by sneezing and a runny nose. Because of rhinorrhea and frequent use of handkerchiefs, the skin around the nose feels uncomfortably dry and flaky. OBJECTIVES/METHODS:To evaluate the nasolabial skin barrier impairment, 14 female volunteers wit...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Houben E,Adam R,Hachem JP,Roseeuw D,Rogiers V,De Paepe K

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correct concentration and vehicle for patch testing with corticosteroids is in many instances not known. The results of this study suggest that 1% in ethanol should be the initial choice, unless it can be shown that petrolatum as a vehicle is as sensitive (tixocortol pivalate and budesonide). We could find no evid...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Wilkinson SM,Beck MH

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen patients with verified light sensitivity to both UVB and UVA wavebands showed allergic reactions to various lichen plants (Parmelia spp., Hypogymnia spp., Pseuodovernia spp., Cladonia spp., Platismatia spp., Physcia spp., Umbilicaria spp. and Cetraria spp.). Among the aromatic lichen compounds, atranorin was o...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Thune PO,Solberg YJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of conjunctivitis associated with the use of soft lenses, delayed hypersensitivity to disinfecting components of the used soft lens liquids has to be considered. In 7/15 patients, positive patch test reactions to merthiolate, chlorhexidine or the soaking solutions were observed. The significance of these find...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： van Ketel WG,Melzer-van Riemsdijk FA

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from metallic mercury is rare. Here we present the only 2 patients with relevant occupational mercury allergy detected at our clinic since 1974. The first patient was a dental nurse who became sensitized to metallic mercury from amalgam when handling uncured amalgam without pro...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Kanerva L,Komulainen M,Estlander T,Jolanki R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact allergy is frequent among persons with hand eczema and may be associated with a poor prognosis. OBJECTIVES:To identify allergens associated with the most severe initial clinical symptoms and the worst prognosis in a cohort of hand eczema patients followed for 6 months. METHODS:The study population ...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Hald M,Agner T,Blands J,Ravn H,Johansen JD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report describes experimental studies on the proteolytic activity of the secretion on the surface of okra pods and the allergenicity of okra components, to clarify the etiology of skin lesions due to okra. Proteolytic activity was detected on the surface of immature okra pods and seemed to be sufficient to...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Manda F,Tadera K,Aoyama K

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review controlled trials of corticosteroid effect in experimentally elicited acute nickel contact dermatitis in man, in the hope of clarifying optimal efficacy for clinical use. To maximize discrimination and objectivity, we focus on data with 1 well-characterized allergen, nickel, in studies utilizing bioengineeri...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Levin C,Maibach HI

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiomersal is the preservative in all toxoid vaccines routinely administered to children in the UK, but exposure from other sources is uncommon. Delayed hypersensitivity to thiomersal was demonstrated in 1% of individuals attending the Contact Dermatitis Investigation Unit, and 50 of these patients with positive patch...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Cox NH,Forsyth A

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperkeratotic hand eczema (HHE) is a typical clinical hand eczema subtype with a largely unknown pathophysiology. OBJECTIVE:To investigate histopathology, expression of keratins (K), epidermal barrier proteins, and adhesion molecules in HHE. METHODS:Palmar skin biopsies (lesional and perilesional) were ob...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Politiek K,Loman L,Pas HH,Diercks GFH,Lemmink HH,Jan SZ,van den Akker PC,Bolling MC,Schuttelaar MLA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whilst patch testing with corticosteroids in ethanol is more sensitive than either petrolatum or the cream formulation, the frequency of false-negative reactions is not known. We have compared patch testing with corticosteroid at 1% in ethanol with intradermal (i.d.) tests using 1 mg corticosteroid suspended in normal...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Seukeran DC,Wilkinson SM,Beck MH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact allergy to phenol-formaldehyde resins (PFRs) based on phenol and formaldehyde is not detected by a p-tertiary-butylphenol-formaldehyde resin (PTBP-FR) included in most baseline patch test series. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the rate of contact allergy to PFR-2 (a mixture of monomers and dimers from a ...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Isaksson M,Inerot A,Lidén C,Matura M,Stenberg B,Möller H,Bruze M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thaumetopoea pityocampa [pine processionary moth (PPM)] is one of the most important lepidopteran agents causing urticant cutaneous reactions in humans in Mediterranean countries. This species is also expanding northwards, because of global warming. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the prevalence, distribution by ...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Vega JM,Moneo I,Ortiz JC,Palla PS,Sanchís ME,Vega J,Gonzalez-Muñoz M,Battisti A,Roques A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an evaluation of the safety of new chemicals, of products containing them, or of novel formulations of existing chemicals which may come into contact with the skin, it is important to incorporate an assessment of specially susceptible sub-populations. Such a group is represented by those who are more likely to expe...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Basketter DA,Griffiths HA

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzoyl peroxide patch testing was performed on 60 young adults who had participated in a double-blind acne study. 25% of those who had used a benzoyl peroxide product showed reactivity of +1 or greater (on a 0--3 scale). None of these individuals demonstrated symptoms suggestive of irritancy or allergy greater than t...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Rietschel RL,Duncan SH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kojic acid (5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-pyrone), a fungal metabolic product, has increasingly been used as a skin-depigmenting agent in skin care products marketed in Japan since 1988. In order to determine its frequency of sensitization, during 1 year from October 1992 to September 1993, we performed patch testing ...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Nakagawa M,Kawai K,Kawai K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many factors can influence the elicitation of hypersensitivity reactions in guinea pigs and humans. The effect which the vehicle might have on the test response in guinea pigs sensitized with various acrylic compounds, using the "guinea pig maximization test", has been investigated. A marked decrease in the number of ...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Björkner B,Niklasson B

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of the investigation of sources of exposure to rosin allergens, disposable diapers (napkins) common on the Swedish market were analyzed, using gas chromatography, to detect the main rosin compounds. Rosin components were detected in all diapers, the highest amounts in those from the 2 major producers. In these...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Karlberg AT,Magnusson K

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of 'sensitive skin' is a relatively recent complaint in which certain individuals report more intense and frequent adverse sensory effects than the normal population upon use of cosmetic (personal-care) products. Originally defined as a minority complaint, sensitive skin is now claimed by a majority of ...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Farage MA,Maibach HI

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined 6 construction workers who developed chronic skin diseases on their hands over a period of 15 years (1970-1985). 4 developed a Trichophyton rubrum infection, and the other 2 an irritant contact dermatitis. All of them carried out jobs which caused traumatization of the skin, due to the presence of eth...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Skogstad M,Levy F

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Persian cloth shoe (Maleki) which has been in use for more than 800 years has a strong cloth sole and a woven cotton upper. In the last 20 years, used car tires have become readily available in Iran and the soles of some shoes are now made from these. A man with the typical picture of rubber dermatitis on the sole...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Leppard BJ,Parhizgar B

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four patients suffering from allergic contact eczema, the risk of sensitization to a new residue-leaving fungicide (Plondrel) used in spraying roses is considered. Two patients, however, were probably also sensitized to materials from the roses themselves. By gas-liquid chromatography the amount of the fungicide, e...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： van Ketel WG

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the Japanese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum), a member of the Anacardiacae plant family. Objects painted with this material are described collectively as lacquerware. Both fresh lacquer and lacquerware may evoke allergic contact reactions ascribable to the urushiols c...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Kawai K,Nakagawa M,Kawai K,Miyakoshi T,Miyashita K,Asami T

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The laser Doppler perfusion scanning technique is an objective, non-invasive assessment method that may be used to assess patch tests. The purpose of this paper is to focus on its clinical use in individuals with light skin, tested with non-pigmented test materials. A laser Doppler perfusion imager PIM 1.0 (LDPI) is u...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Bjarnason B,Flosadóttir E,Fischer T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six patients who had to undergo total hip replacement by means of a metal-to-plastic Stanmore prosthesis, were patch-tested prior to and 6 to 12 months after surgery with the standard ICDRG all allergens series and with acrylic monomer 5% in acetone. In 62 patients the history of metal allergy as well as the pat...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Nater JP,Brain RG,Deutman R,Mulder TJ

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patch testing with chemical irritants almost always produces a striking variability in the intensity of reaction between individuals, even amongst normal, healthy subjects. Whilst there have been many attempts to define factors which predispose to heightened or, conversely, to diminished reactivity, the underlying cel...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Willis CM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of questionnaire answers with respect to hand eczema was investigated. Car mechanics, dentists and office workers answered a questionnaire on the occurrence of hand eczema on any occasion during the past 12 months. "Yes"-responders and a random sample of "no"-responders were subsequently interviewed and e...

journal_title：Contact dermatitis

authors： Meding B,Barregård L

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00