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Contact dermatitis and its relationship to atopy in workers on the Polish State Railways
Author(s) -
Bachukzewska Bozenna,
Borkka Izabela,
Kowalewska Maria
Publication year - 1993
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.1600-0536.1993.tb03349.x
Subject(s) - atopy , medicine , contact dermatitis , patch test , dermatology , hand eczema , patch testing , allergy , allergic contact dermatitis , immunology
Clinical examinations, patch tests and prick tests were carried out in a group of railwaymen. Only 3 had both eczema and atopy. Prick tests were positive in a high proportion of subjects, including both those with eczema and controls.