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Skin reactivity to metallic cobalt in patients with a positive patch test to cobalt chloride
Author(s) -
Fine Olivarius F.,
Menné T.
Publication year - 1992
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.1600-0536.1992.tb03253.x
Subject(s) - cobalt , patch test , cobalt chloride , contact allergy , patch testing , metal , allergy , reactivity (psychology) , dermatology , contact dermatitis , medicine , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , immunology , alternative medicine
458 consecutive patients were patch tested with a metallic cobalt disc as a supplement to the standard series, 23 patients had a positive reaction to CoCl 2 , 1% pet. Of these, 19 were tested with the cobalt disc. 11 had a positive reaction and 5 a questionable reaction. Then were no positive reactions to the cobalt disc in patients with a negative patch test to CoCl 2 1% pet Patch testing with CoCl 2 1% pet, diagnoses all patients with allergy to metallic cobalt, but the test method is limited by a high number of irritant and questionable reactions.