Inactivation of Chromium Ion in Allergic Eczematous Dermatitis

Allergic chromium dermatitis from wearing 'chromium-free' footwear.

Palpebral eczematous dermatitis caused by nickel in an eye pencil.

Atopic dermatitis: allergic dermatitis or neuroimmune dermatitis?*

Advances in knowledge of neurocellulars relations have provided new directions in the understanding and treatment of numerous conditions, including atopic dermatitis. It is known that emotional, physical, chemical or biological stimuli can generate more accentuated responses in atopic patients than in non-atopic individuals; however, the complex network of control covered by these influences, e...

ATOPIC DERMATITIS AND ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASE Pollen Grains Induce a Rapid and Biphasic Eczematous Immune Response in Atopic Eczema Patients

METHODS. Individual patients were randomly assigned to undergo prospective HLA-B*5701 screening, with exclusion of previously known HLA-B*5701 positive patients from abacavir treatment, or to undergo a standard approach of abacavir use without screening. All subjects who started abacavir were observed for 6 weeks, the time frame in which a large majority of hypersensitivity reactions occur. The...

ATOPIC DERMATITIS AND ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASE Pollen Grains Induce a Rapid and Biphasic Eczematous Immune Response in Atopic Eczema Patients

METHODS. Individual patients were randomly assigned to undergo prospective HLA-B*5701 screening, with exclusion of previously known HLA-B*5701 positive patients from abacavir treatment, or to undergo a standard approach of abacavir use without screening. All subjects who started abacavir were observed for 6 weeks, the time frame in which a large majority of hypersensitivity reactions occur. The...