Contact allergens in the standard patch test series from 1980-2004 at the University Clinic Aachen

Allergic contact dermatitis is a common disease whose specific therapy is avoidance of allergens. It is critical to identify frequency of occurrence of allergic reactions to initiate preventive measures (e.g. elimination of substances with an especially high allergic potential). This study analyzes...

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Published inHautarzt Vol. 56; no. 12; pp. 1125 - 1132
Main Authors Hoeller Obrigkeit, D, Vens, N, Merk, H F, Schroeder, C M
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.12.2005
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Allergens
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - epidemiology
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - etiology
Female
Germany
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Patch Tests - statistics & numerical data
Reference Standards
Germany
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Summary:Allergic contact dermatitis is a common disease whose specific therapy is avoidance of allergens. It is critical to identify frequency of occurrence of allergic reactions to initiate preventive measures (e.g. elimination of substances with an especially high allergic potential). This study analyzes results of patch testing performed between 1980 and 1993 at the University Clinic of the RWTH Aachen. Additionally, age and sex-related distribution was evaluated. The data is compared to published patch test results covering the years 1995-2001 and patch test results from 2004 in the University Clinic Aachen.
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ISSN:0017-8470
DOI:10.1007/s00105-005-1085-7