Intolerance of osteosynthesis material: Evidence of dichromate contact allergy with concomitant oligoclonal T-cell infiltrate and TH 1-type cytokine expression in the peri-implantar tissue

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 969-972

  Thomas, P ^a   Summer, B ^a   Sander, C A ^a   Przybilla, B ^a   Thomas, M ^b   Naumann, T ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Von hessing'Sche Orthopädische Anstalten   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Chromium; IFN ; Immunohistology; Implant; PCR; T cells

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; COBALT DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CLONE CELLS; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; GENE REARRANGEMENT, GAMMA-CHAIN T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TH1 CELLS; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 0033816091     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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