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Contact dermatitis from nickel: an investigation of its sources
Author(s) -
Romaguera C,
Grimalt F.,
Vilaplana J.
Publication year - 1988
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.1600-0536.1988.tb02868.x
Subject(s) - nickel , palladium , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , bronze , brass , metallurgy , patch test , atopy , gold alloys , copper , dermatology , materials science , medicine , allergy , chemistry , immunology , organic chemistry , alloy , catalysis
Patch tests with the GEIDC standard series of allergens, and with 8 washers made of copper, nickel, nickel‐palladium, palladium, brass, bronze, gold and iron, were carried out in 964 consecutive patients who complainted of intolerance to metals and in 200 controls who did not. All subjects were also questioned as in personal and family history of atopy, occupational contact and intolerance to gold. The results provide support for the substitution of nickel in imitation jewelry with metals such as palladium or bronze.