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Merthiolate testing in twins
Author(s) -
Holst Rolf,
Möller Halvor
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.tb05476.x
Subject(s) - patch testing , patch test , monozygotic twin , allergy , dermatology , dizygotic twins , contact allergy , medicine , immunology , contact dermatitis , biology , genetics , obstetrics
Positive and negative patch tests to merthiolate occur with the same frequency in monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs. There is no correlation to strong or weak reactions to primary irritants. Consequently, the positive mrethiolate reactions should be considered allergic rather than irritant.