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Nickel allergy and atopy in hairdressers
Author(s) -
Wahliberg Jan E.
Publication year - 1975
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.1600-0536.1975.tb05358.x
Subject(s) - atopy , nickel allergy , patch test , allergy , nickel , allergen , dermatology , immunoglobulin e , contact allergy , contact dermatitis , medicine , hand eczema , immunology , chemistry , antibody , organic chemistry
A study of 35 hairdressers with hand eczema was made daring an 18‐month period. A total of 29 were test‐positive to one or more substances in I lit standard series and/or to products from their working environment. 40% were allergic to nickel. The prevalence of personal atopy was higher in the nickel‐negative than in the nickel‐positive. Immunoglobulin E determination was not of assistance in attempts to differentiate between nickel‐positive and nickel‐negative hairdressers. In 72 % the eczema had started before the age of 25 and in 23 % after less than 1 year in the profession. The desire is expressed that all hair‐dressing products shall be labelled in respect of allergen contents, since 46 % of The hairdressers reacted to one or more such agents.