Patch tests were introduced as a diagnostic tool in the late nineteenth century. Since then, they have improved considerably becoming what they are today. Patch tests are used in the diagnostic investigation of contact dermatitis worldwide.
Rosana Lazzarini +2 more
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Evaluation of drug patch tests in children. [PDF]
Background: Patch tests are used to diagnose nonimmediate T-cell-mediated drug hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of patch tests performed with suspect drugs in children.
Büyük Yaytokgil Ş +7 more
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Genotyping for HLA risk alleles versus patch tests to diagnose anti-seizure medication induced cutaneous adverse drug reactions [PDF]
Aim: To provide a comparison of genotyping for HLA risk alleles versus patch testing to determine which of these two tests is a better diagnostic tool for cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions caused by anti-seizure medication.Methods: A literature study ...
Lisanne E. N. Manson +4 more
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Patch test of dental materials in Oral Lichen Planus with considering the role of saliva [PDF]
Lichen planus is the most common skin disease that affects the oral mucosa. Oral Lichen Planus is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disorder. In the current study, for the first time, an oral cavity condition in skin patch tests with adding saliva is ...
Farzaneh Agha-Hosseini +2 more
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Contribution of Patch Tests with Occupational Handled Products in the Diagnosis of Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A 10-year Review [PDF]
Introduction. Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a common occupational disease. Its diagnosis is essentially based on interrogation and patch tests. However, commercially available batteries are sometimes not appropriate for the working conditions and ...
A. Aloui +13 more
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Patch tests and hand eczema: retrospective study in 173 patients and literature review [PDF]
Background Hand eczema (HE) is a highly prevalent, recurrent, and multifactorial disease. It encompasses a group of eczematous diseases that affect the hands, etiologically classified into irritant contact dermatitis (ICD), allergic contact dermatitis ...
Nathalie Mie Suzuki +4 more
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Allergic contact dermatitis to cosmetics: retrospective analysis of a population subjected to patch tests between 2004 and 2017, [PDF]
Background: Cosmetics are part of the daily life of the population, and their use can lead to allergic contact dermatitis. Objectives: To assess the profile of patients diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis to cosmetics treated at a referral center
Mariana de Figueiredo Silva Hafner +2 more
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Fixed drug eruption by etoricoxib confirmed by patch test [PDF]
: Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs, followed by antibiotics, are the main causes of fixed drug eruption. They provoke one or several round erythematous or bullous lesions that recur in the same place after taking the causative medication.
Aline Soares de Sousa +5 more
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Positive results of patch tests with fragrance markers: analysis of a 15-year period at a Brazilian dermatology center [PDF]
: Fragrances may cause allergic contact dermatitis. Data on patients who were patch tested, between 2000 and 2015, with fragrance allergens included in the Brazilian baseline series (balsam of Peru, colophony and fragrance mix I), were collected and ...
Mariana de Figueiredo Silva Hafner +3 more
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Brazilian experience with atopy patch tests for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farinae and Blomia tropicalis [PDF]
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the positivity rates of atopy patch tests for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farinae and Blomia tropicalis in patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis with ...
Ingrid Pimentel Cunha Magalhães de Souza Lima +5 more
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