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Nickel allergy presenting as mobile phone contact dermatitis
Author(s) -
Roberts Hugh,
Tate Bruce
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2009.00580.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nickel allergy , contact dermatitis , mobile phone , contact allergy , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergy , immunology , telecommunications , computer science
A 39‐year‐old man presented with a 6‐month history of a treatment‐resistant facial dermatitis. The patient regularly used his mobile phone, predominantly on the left cheek. Patch testing confirmed the clinical suspicion of mobile phone contact dermatitis from nickel contained in the phone casing. Although infrequently reported, with the trend towards metallic mobile phone casings and the high incidence of nickel sensitization in the community, the incidence of mobile phone contact dermatitis is likely to increase.