Abstract | BACKGROUND: Contact sensitization is an important cause of hand eczema, a common disease that affects both daily and occupational life. OBJECTIVE: To describe contact allergens in Chinese patients with hand eczema and to analyze the association between allergens and occupational exposure. METHODS: Three hundred sixty-six patients with hand eczema underwent patch testing with a modified North American standard series between September 1989 and December 2009. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Chunya Ni, Xia Dou, Jianyou Chen, Xuejun Zhu, Lingling Liu |
Journal | Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug
(Dermatitis)
2011 Jul-Aug
Vol. 22
Issue 4
Pg. 211-5
ISSN: 2162-5220 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21781637
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Chromates
- Guanidines
- Perfume
- Phenylenediamines
- carbamix
- nickel sulfate
- Mercuric Chloride
- Ammonia
- Nickel
- Ditiocarb
- mercuric chloride, ammoniated
- 4-phenylenediamine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Ammonia
- Asian People
- Chromates
- Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
(diagnosis)
- Dermatitis, Occupational
(diagnosis)
- Ditiocarb
- Eczema
(diagnosis)
- Female
- Guanidines
- Hand Dermatoses
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Male
- Mercuric Chloride
- Middle Aged
- Nickel
- Occupational Exposure
- Patch Tests
- Perfume
- Phenylenediamines
- Sex Factors
- Young Adult
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