Hypersensitivity to titanium osteosynthesis with impaired fracture healing, eczema, and T-cell hyperresponsiveness in vitro: Case report and review of the literature

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 199-202

  Thomas, Peter ^a   Bandl, Wolf Dieter ^b   Maier, Sonja ^a   Summer, Burkhard ^a   Przybilla, Bernhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Stadt Krankhs Munchen Bogenhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Eczema; Fracture; Lymphocyte transformation test; Osteosynthesis; T lymphocytes; Titanium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ECZEMA; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATCH TEST; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; PATCH TESTS; TITANIUM;

EID: 33748454877     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00931.x     Document Type: Review

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