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The angry back syndrome: eczema creates eczema
Author(s) -
Mitchell J. C.
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.tb05380.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , hand eczema , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , contact dermatitis , immunology
False positive patch test reactions are common when the skin of the back is hyper‐reactive, Such reactions can obscure or invalidate observations of multiple specific sensitivity and of cross‐sensitivity to contactants. The pathogenesis of the hyper‐reactive skin (‘angry back’) is discussed and a mechanism postulated for the notion that eczema at certain sites can provoke an eczematous tendency at other sites.