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Passive transfer of contact sensitivity to colophony as a complication of an allogenic bone‐marrow transplant
Author(s) -
Olaguibel J.,
Almodovar A.,
Giner A.,
Serrano G.,
Martinez J.,
Basomba A.
Publication year - 1989
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.1600-0536.1989.tb04654.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sensitization , bone marrow transplant , complication , allergic contact dermatitis , bone marrow , refractory (planetary science) , patch test , bone marrow transplantation , contact dermatitis , surgery , dermatology , immunology , allergy , physics , astrobiology
A 29‐year‐old woman developed allergic contact dermatitis from colophony 1 year after an allogenic bone‐marrow transplant for refractory anaemia. The donor had a previous history of contact dermatitis from colophony, with a positive patch test. Although we cannot absolutely exclude active sensitization, it seems highly improbable because host immunity is severely restricted by the chemora‐diotherapy used to prepare marrow graft recipients. The clinical data therefore suggest that sensitivity to colophony was passively acquired through marrow transplantation.