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Patch testing in children
Author(s) -
Stables G. I.,
Forsyth A.,
Lever R. S.
Publication year - 1996
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.1600-0536.1996.tb02219.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atopic dermatitis , dermatology , patch test , contact dermatitis , patch testing , allergic contact dermatitis , referral , psoriasis , allergy , pediatrics , immunology , family medicine
92 children (45 girls, 47 boys), mean age 9.3 years (3‐14.75), were referred to the Contact Dermatitis Investigation Unit, Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow, for patch testing during the period 1979–93 for the investigation of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). The diagnoses at the time of referral were atopic dermatitis (45). non‐atopic with localized dermatitis (26), juvenile plantar dermatosis (15), orofacial granulomatosis (2), vaccination reaction (2) and atypical psoriasis (2). In total, there were 55 positive reactions in 30 children. The commonest allergens were metals (18), fragrances (11) and rubber compounds (6). The patient groups with the highest yield of positive patch tests were those patients with atopic dermatitis who had a good history of a precipitating contact factor (4/5), and non‐atopic patients with dermatitis of hands and/or feet (7/14). Our findings suggest that allergic contact dermatitis is more common in children than generally appreciated and that patch testing is a practicable and clinically worthwhile procedure in children.