OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of patch testing on surgical decision making and outcomes in patients evaluated for suspected metal hypersensitivity related to implants in bones or joints. DESIGN Medical chart review. SETTING Tertiary care academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS All patients who had patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis related to orthopedic implants. INTERVENTI...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study based on the records of the dermatology department of a tertiary referral hospital was to describe patients treated for allergic contact dermatitis induced by nickel between 2000 and 2010. MATERIALS AND METHODS From records of the skin allergy section of the dermatology department we extracted and analyzed information for patients who underwent patch testing wi...

BACKGROUND Metallic allergy is associated with restenosis following bare metal stent implantation, but the impact of metallic allergy on the outcome after implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) has not been investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS The present study group consisted of 88 consecutive patients (109 lesions) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting sten...

Plastics and glues are common causes of occupational dermatoses, but only few reports have dealt with patch-test reactions caused by plastic and glue allergens. Patients exposed to plastics and remitted to an occupational dermatology clinic, were patch-tested with 50-53 plastic and glue allergens during a 6-year period. Conventional patch-test techniques were used. The most common causes of all...