Multivariate Analysis of the Effect of Selected Factors on the Elicitation of Patch Test Response to 28 Common Environmental Contactants in North America

Allergic contact dermatitis to topical antibiotics: Epidemiology, responsible allergens, and management

“…Similarly, Green et al 11 did not find a gender difference among 4384 patients with suspected contact allergy to topical medicaments, including neomycin sulfate, gentamicin, soframycin, and fusidic acid (P[.05). Nethercott et al 9,12 in a study involving 5040 subjects with suspected dermatitis, reported an overall equal distribution of ACD to 38 screening chemicals between males (47.6%) and females (49.3%; P [ .05). However, for neomycin sulfate 20% petrolatum (pet), there was a significantly higher proportion of positive patch test results among females compared to males in both univariate (P \ .05) and multivariate (OR = 1.56; P \.01) analyses.…”

Comparison of patch test results with a standard series among white and black racial groups

“…28 [29][30][31][32][33][34] Patients were tested on their backs according to standard methodology 35 using Finn chambers (Epitest Ltd, Oy, Finland) on Scanpor tape (Norgesplaster, A/S, Norway). Test sites were on normal skin, free of dermatitis.…”

Occupational relevance of positive standard patch-test results in employed persons with an initial report of an occupational skin disease

“…Cement eczema is the classical example of allergic contact dermatitis caused by this allergen [7,53,54,67]. The predominance of reactors in men is well known [47,73,80,93,95,127] and reflects the male domination in the cement industry [57,95]. Chromate sensitivity is more evident in workers aged between 21 and 60 years, and its rate increases with age as a result of longer exposure times [59,127].…”

“…McDonagh et al [87] confirmed that ear piercing is likely to induce nickel sensitivity in women, whereas men are more likely to be sensitized by occupational exposure. Contact dermatitis in women is attributed mainly to the presence of nickel in most pierced earrings [44,95]. The first report on contact dermatitis caused by nickel ions was published in 1889 by Blaschko [11] as ''galvanisers eczema''.…”