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Patch testing with aluminium Finn Chambers could give false‐positive reactions in patients with contact allergy to aluminium
Author(s) -
Rosholm Comstedt Lisbeth,
Dahlin Jakob,
Bruze Magnus,
Hedberg Yolanda,
Matura Mihály,
Svedman Cecilia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/cod.13870
Subject(s) - patch test , contact allergy , palladium , contact dermatitis , aluminium , allergy , chemistry , patch testing , sodium , aluminium chloride , allergic contact dermatitis , medicine , organic chemistry , immunology , catalysis
Background Earlier laboratory studies have shown that sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride trigger the release of aluminium (Al) from Finn Chambers (FC). Objectives To investigate whether aluminium realease from FC could influence the diagnostic outcome of patch testing with FC. Method A retrospective analysis of patch test results from 2010 to 2019 was performed. A two‐sided Fisher's exact test was used to calculate any overrepresentation of contact allergy to Al among patients with positive reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride. Results A total of 5446 patients had been tested with FC during the study period. There was a significant overrepresentation of contact allergy to Al among patients with positive reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride. Patients with a strong Al allergy had significantly higher amounts of concomitant reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride compared to patients with weak Al allergy. These results were not seen for patients tested with Finn Chambers AQUA. Conclusion In patients with contact allergy to Al, patch testing with Finn chambers could give false‐positive reactions to sodium tetrachloropalladate, Myroxylon pereirae, caine mix II, and palladium chloride.