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Sensitization to propolis in 1255 children undergoing patch testing
Author(s) -
Giusti Francesca,
Miglietta R,
Seidenari S
Publication year - 2004
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/j.0105-1873.2004.0309dn.x
Subject(s) - propolis , medicine , patch test , sensitization , patch testing , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , atopic dermatitis , population , skin reaction , allergy , trunk , immunology , traditional medicine , biology , environmental health , botany
Propolis is an ancient remedy well known for its beneficial properties. The aim of our study was to estimate the frequency of sensitization to propolis in our pediatric patch test population. 1255 children, 583 boys and 672 girls, aged from 7 months to 12 years, were patch tested for suspected allergic contact dermatitis with our pediatric series of 30 allergens including propolis. Out of these, 37% were affected by atopic dermatitis. Among the 1255 children tested, 113 (9%), 60 boys and 53 girls reacted to propolis. In subjects reacting to propolis the dermatitis involved the face in 4% of cases, the trunk in 3%, the hands in 2,2%, and the flexural skin folds of the limbs in 1,7%. The wider and wider use of propolis in “natural products” and biocosmetics, even in the pediatric age, could explain the high frequency of positive patch test responses to propolis we observed.