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Relationship between cobalt and nickel sensitization in females
Author(s) -
Menne Torkil
Publication year - 1980
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.1600-0536.1980.tb04959.x
Subject(s) - cobalt , sensitization , concomitant , nickel , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , medicine , population , dermatology , allergy , immunology , materials science , metallurgy , environmental health
The view generally held in the literature is that the frequent occurrence of concomitant nickel and cobalt sensitivity is due in simultaneous sensitization from ‐suspenders, jewelry, etc. In a study population consisting of 168 unselected female twins representing a random sample of the general population, only a few were found with concomitant nickel and cobalt sensitivity, and then mainly among those with hand dermatitis. Similar concomitant cobalt and nickel was found only in dermatological female patients with hand dermatitis. The conclusion is that concomitant nickel and cobalt sensitization from metal alloys worn in direct contact with the skin is rare and that cobalt sensitization is probably a phenomenon secondary to an already existing hand dermatitis.