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Footwear contact dermatitis in children
Author(s) -
Roul S.,
Ducombs G.,
LeauteLabreze C.,
Labbe L.,
Taïeb A.
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.tb02413.x
Subject(s) - medicine , contact dermatitis , dermatology , patch testing , allergic contact dermatitis , patch test , surgery , allergy , immunology
8 children aged 1 to 13 years, clinically suspected of having contact dermatitis due to footwear, have been studied in our Paediatric Dermatology Unit from January 1980 to September 1995. Patch tests have been performed with the European standard series and with constituents of the patients' own shoes. In our study, patients appeared to be predominantly sensitive to rubber chemicals. Avoiding shoes or materials that had been identified improved the symptoms in most cases.