Metal allergies can be a clinical problem, especially in atopic individuals. This study is unique and contributes with new knowledge in everyday life skin care of irritant and atopic dermatitis patients. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of positive patch test reactions to metal contact allergens (potassium dichromate, cobalt chloride, nickel sulfate, white mercury precipitate...

Contact allergy (CA), a pathologic response after (usually repeated) contact to environmental substances of low molecular weight occurring in a varying proportion of exposed persons, often results in clinical disease, allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), which can be disabling. CA is diagnosed by patch testing, a technique of controlled exposure of patients suspected to have ACD to a standardized...