{"title":"Kintsugi: A novel cause of urushiol-induced allergic contact dermatitis","authors":"S. Hughes, F. J. Ferguson, I. R. White, E. Benton","doi":"10.1111/cod.14685","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cod.14685","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":"92 1","pages":"72-73"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142092494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaja Irgens-Hansen, Bjørg Eli Hollund, Hilde Kristin Vindenes
{"title":"Allergic contact dermatitis in response to contact with polychloroprene","authors":"Kaja Irgens-Hansen, Bjørg Eli Hollund, Hilde Kristin Vindenes","doi":"10.1111/cod.14681","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cod.14681","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polychloroprene (trade name neoprene) is a rubber material, which is in common use as it is waterproof, stretchable, and resistant to physical and chemicals damage.<span><sup>1</sup></span> Polychloroprene is applied in various diving equipment, goggles, gloves, shoe insoles, protective clothing, and orthopaedic braces and new areas of usage are developing continuously. Polychloroprene often contains residues of thiourea compounds, which have a sensitising potential and thus may cause allergic contact dermatitis (ACD).</p><p>Between 2009 and 2022, seven patients suspected to have developed dermatitis in response to contact with polychloroprene, were examined at the Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. The patients were all men and with a mean age of 38 years (minimum of 19 years, maximum of 47 years) at debut of dermatitis (Table 1).</p><p>Three patients had no relevant occupational exposures. Two of the patients had used diving equipment during leisure (kayak paddling dry suit, wet suits, diving socks and goggles) (patients 1 and 2), while one patient had used shoe insoles and a weight west (patient 3).</p><p>Four patients had relevant exposures at work as well as during leisure. Three patients (patient 4, 5, and 6) worked at offshore installations and used survival suits with polychloroprene cuffs during helicopter transportation. All offshore workers had relevant leisure exposures; two had used orthopaedic knee braces during sport activities (patient 4 and 5) while one had used rubber boots (patient 6). One patient (patient 7) had used a survival suit at work in the Navy and a wet suit during leisure.</p><p>Information derived from the patients' medical records stated that two patients had a childhood history of atopic dermatitis (patient 3 and 7). Patient 7 was diagnosed with dyshidrotic dermatitis at a later stage. Patient 5 had symptoms of dyshidrotic dermatitis and/or nummular dermatitis, while patient 6 had previous episodes of psoriasis.</p><p>Patch testing was performed on the upper back of each patient using Chemotechnique patch test series, IQ ultra chambers (Chemotechnique Diagnostics, Vellinge, Sweden) and Primafix tape (Smith & Nephew, London, UK). Patch tests were removed after 48 h and readings were performed one or more of the following days: day three (D3), day four (D4) and day seven (D7).<span><sup>2</sup></span> All patients were tested with the European baseline series (S-1000). All patients except patient 3 were tested with the Rubber additives series (R-1000). Patient 3 was tested with the Shoe series (SH-1000) as he presented foot dermatitis. The Rubber additives series included the following thiourea compounds: thiourea (0.1% pet), diethylthiourea (DETU) (1.0% pet), dibutylthiourea (DBTU) (1.0% pet) and diphenylthiourea (DPTU) (1.0% pet). The Shoe series included DETU (1.0% pet), DBTU (1.0% pet) and DPTU (1.0% pet). Patients 1, 2, 6 and 7 were additionally tested wit","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":"91 6","pages":"530-532"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cod.14681","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142079517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luca Stingeni, Maddalena Napolitano, Katharina Hansel, Caterina Foti, Monica Corazza, Alessandro Borghi, Rosella Gallo, Cataldo Patruno, Donatella Schena, Maria Michela Lauriola, Gabriele Casciola, Roberta Giuffrida, Fabrizio Guarneri, SIDAPA Study Group
{"title":"Hand eczema in Italian patients referred for patch testing: A retrospective SIDAPA study (2016–2023)","authors":"Luca Stingeni, Maddalena Napolitano, Katharina Hansel, Caterina Foti, Monica Corazza, Alessandro Borghi, Rosella Gallo, Cataldo Patruno, Donatella Schena, Maria Michela Lauriola, Gabriele Casciola, Roberta Giuffrida, Fabrizio Guarneri, SIDAPA Study Group","doi":"10.1111/cod.14684","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cod.14684","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hand eczema (HE) is a common skin disease with a negative impact on patients' quality of life in occupational and non-occupational settings. Up-to-date, data on HE in Italian patients referred for patch testing are lacking.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To characterise the profile in terms of demographics, aetiology and patch test results of Italian patients affected by HE referred for patch testing.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A retrospective descriptive study on consecutive patients affected by HE who underwent patch testing from 2016 to 2023 in eight dermatology clinics was performed. HE patients were divided into two groups according to the exclusive (HE-only group) and not-exclusive (HE+ group) hand involvement, and compared to patients with eczema localised in body areas other than hands (NHE group).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>One thousand five hundred and ninety-seven patients were affected by HE (35.3% males; mean age 42.7 years), 60.2% belonging to the HE-only group and 39.8% to the HE+ group. Occupational dermatitis was diagnosed in 33.2% of HE-only patients, 25.0% of HE+ patients and 5.2% of NHE patients (<i>p</i> < 0.001). HE-only patients presented: Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD), Irritant Contact Dermatitis (ICD), atopic HE in 48.1%, 47.5% and 7.1%, respectively; hyperkeratotic palmar, acute recurrent vesicular and nummular clinical subtypes in 52.2%, 43.9% and 11.9%, respectively; relevant positive patch test reactions in 48.1% (nickel sulphate 18.9%, methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone 10.6%, methylisothiazolinone 8.6%, <i>p</i>-phenylenediamine 6.0% and potassium dichromate 4.7%).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>HE patients, and particularly those with exclusive hand involvement, show a particular profile in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics, etiologies and relevant positive patch test reactions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":"92 1","pages":"9-20"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}