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Contact dermatitis in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olumide Yetunde
Publication year - 1987
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.1600-0536.1987.tb02692.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , medicine , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , hand dermatitis , hair dyes , atopy , atopic dermatitis , allergy , immunology , chemistry , organic chemistry , dyeing
Out of 545 consecutive contact dermatitis clinic patients, 73 (13%) had dermatitis of the neck of whom 18(25%) were nickel positive. 7 had clothing dermatitis and 3 of them reacted to chromate in military uniforms. 5 patients were sensitized to perfume and 4 lo medicaments used lo treat existing dermatitis. 3 patients were sensitized In hair dyes. Nickel dermatitis, was clinically over diagnosed, mainly due (for various reasons) to inability to make a firm diagnosis of atopy.