Background and aim: Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin response due to contact with environmental materials manifested as acute or chronic eczema. Patch test is the standard test to recognize responsible allergen. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of false positive patch test responses in patients with Exited Skin Syndrome (ESS).Materials...

BACKGROUND A nation-wide Norwegian Patch Test Registry (NOLAR) was established in 2005 as a collaboration between six dermatology departments. International, multi-centre studies have documented great variability in the frequency of positive patch test reactions, considered as mainly due to heterogeneity of test populations. OBJECTIVES To analyse the variability of positive test reactions by ...

Background: The standard patch test is known as the most reliable test to identify and confirm causative agents of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Previous studies have shown that the prevalence of specific allergens varies by geographic area. The results of patch test in patients visiting our dermatology clinics with suspected ACD were prospectively investigated and compared with those repo...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Kalicińska J, Wiśniowska B, Śpiewak R. Irritant patch test reactions to cosmetic ingredients. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2022;9(1):55-61. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.112784. APA Kalicińska, J., Wiśniowska, B., & Śpiewak, (2022). Allergology, 9(1), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2022.112784 Ch...