Abstract |
A group of 503 persons having no current dermatitis was examined by questionnaire and a patch test with 2.5% and 5% NiSO4 in petrolatum. Among these, 4.77% (62.5% aged up to 39 years) showed a positive reaction, affecting 1.64% of the tested males and 7.72% of the tested females. Grouped by profession, medical personnel yielded the highest percentage of positive reactions (12%), and workers who had frequent occupational contact to nickel showed more positive reactions than workers who had no occupational contact to nickel. Among persons having a history of allergy to nickel, 51.7% yielded positive reactions; and 62.5% of those yielding positive reactions had a corresponding case history. The two test concentrations (2.5% and 5%) caused essentially the same reactions.
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Authors | G Schmiel |
Journal | Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt. Occupation and environment
(Derm Beruf Umwelt)
Vol. 33
Issue 3
Pg. 92-5
( 1985)
ISSN: 0343-2432 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Häufigkeit von Nickel-Kontaktallergien am unausgewählten Patientengut im Raum München. |
PMID | 3161715
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Child
- Dermatitis, Contact
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Dermatitis, Occupational
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Germany, West
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nickel
(adverse effects)
- Occupations
- Patch Tests
- Sex Factors
- Surveys and Questionnaires
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