Open AccessSeasonal variation in contact hypersensitivity to Parthenium in patients of Parthenium dermatitis
Author(s) -
Kaushal K. Verma,
Saurabh Singh,
Pradip Kumar,
RM Pandey
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.174026
Subject(s) - parthenium hysterophorus , parthenium , medicine , contact dermatitis , confidence interval , seasonality , dermatology , veterinary medicine , allergy , immunology , botany , biology , weed , ecology
Titer of contact hypersensitivity (TCH) is a measure of contact hypersensitivity to an allergen in an individual. Clinical severity of Parthenium dermatitis varies with season. However, the effect of seasonal variation on the TCH as determined by patch test to Parthenium has not been studied.