Background: Fragrances are an important cause of allergic contact dermatitis. We presume that the traditional fragrance mix (FM) detects 70 to 80% of fragrance-allergic patients. FM has an irritant ...

Background: Although contact allergy to some metals is common, patch testing for allergy to platinum is rarely performed. Objective: To determine the prevalence of positive patch-test reactions to ...

Excitement surrounding the "Allergen of the Year" may only be truly appreciated by those immersed in the field of contact dermatitis and patch testing, but each year the announcement is met with ...

Here, DermWorld Physician Editor Kathryn Schwarzenberger, MD, FAAD, talks with Mark Denis P. Davis, MD, FAAD, and Anagha Bangalore Kumar, MBBS, from the Mayo Clinic, about their Dermatitis paper, ...

Among construction workers referred for patch testing, the majority tested positive for occupationally relevant allergens and nearly half were diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis. Occupational ...

It’s an all too common scenario: You’re excited to try your new skincare product, whether it’s an eye cream, serum, moisturizer, or body cream, and slather it all over, only to find yourself with a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis with ...

When comparing patients with skin of color with White patients, significantly different positivity rates were observed in Black, Asian, and Hispanic patients to 14, 5, and 4 of the top 30 most ...

A few months ago, I got hit with what my dermatologist called a “pretty severe” allergic reaction: The lower half of my face was hot to the touch and as red as a stop sign. And if that wasn’t enough, ...