Prevalence of patch test results from 1970 to 2002 in a multi-centre population in North America (NACDG)

• Published in: Contact dermatitis Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 101 - 106
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Shawn H., Dang, Thao P., MacPherson, Cora, Maibach, Hilda, Maibach, Howard I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2008; Blackwell
• Subjects: Acrolein - adverse effects; Acrolein - analogs & derivatives; Allergens - adverse effects; Allergic diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases; cinnamic aldehyde; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - diagnosis; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - epidemiology; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - etiology; Humans; Immunopathology; Medical sciences; Metals and various inorganic compounds; Methenamine - adverse effects; Methenamine - analogs & derivatives; NACDG; neomycin; Neomycin - adverse effects; nickel; Nickel - adverse effects; nickel sulfate; North America - epidemiology; p-phenylenediamine; patch test; Patch Tests - trends; Phenylenediamines - adverse effects; potassium dichromate; Potassium Dichromate - adverse effects; Prevalence; quaternium; quaternium-15; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Thiram - adverse effects; thiuram; Toxicology; United States; North America; America; Prevalence; Toxicity; Chemical compound; Dichromates; cinnamic aldehyde; Inorganic element; Epidemiology; Nickel sulfate; Phenylenediamine; NACDG; Protein synthesis inhibitor; Skin test; Thiuram; Human; quaternium-15; p-phenylenediamine; Aldehyde; Heavy metal; potassium dichromate; Antibiotic; Aminoglycoside; Neomycin; patch test; Nickel; Antibacterial agent; Patch; Potassium; quaternium

Background:  The North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) has members who assess subjects with suspected allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and patch tests them with the same screening allergens using a standardized procedure permitting analysis of long‐term trends in patch test reactions. Obj...