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Corticosteroid contact allergy: an EECDRG multicentre study
Author(s) -
DoomsGoossens A.,
Andersen K. E.,
Brandão F. M.,
Bruynzeel D.,
Burrows D.,
Camarasa J.,
Ducombs G.,
Frosch P.,
Hannuksela M.,
Lachapelle J. M.,
Lahti A.,
Menné T.,
Wahlberg J. E.,
Wilkinson J. D.
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.tb02264.x
Subject(s) - contact allergy , allergy , medicine , corticosteroid , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , contact dermatitis , immunopathology , immunology , surgery
This article describes the results of an EECDRG multicentre study on contact allergy to corticosteroids. A total of 7238 patients were investigated: 6238 in 13 centres in the course of 1993, and 1000 patients in 1 centre in 1993 and 1994. The 5 corticosteroids tested were budesonide 0.1% pet., betamethasone‐17‐valerate 1% pet., clobetasol‐17‐propionate 1% pet., hydrocortisone‐17‐butyrate 1% eth., and tixoeortol‐21‐pivalate 1%., pet.; 189 (2.6%) gave a positive patehtest reaction (+, ++, +++)to at least 1 of the corticosieroids. The data regarding the corticosteroid‐sensitive patients, as well as the patchtest results, were recorded on a standardized form.