Allergic skin disease: Investigation of both immediate- and delayed-type hypersensitivity is essential

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1541-1546

  Usmani, N ^a   Wilkinson, S M ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Drug reaction; Hand dermatitis; Latex allergy; Patch testing; Prick testing

Indexed keywords

COBALT; LATEX; NICKEL; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATCH TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 34648840103     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02805.x     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Bourke J, Coulson I, English J. Guidelines for care of contact dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2001 145:877 85.
2. Oppenheimer J, Nelson HS. Skin testing. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2006 96:S6 12.
3. Farrell AL, Warshaw EM, Zhao Y, Nelson D. Prevalence and methodology of patch testing by allergists in the United States: results of a cross sectional survey. Am J Contact Dermat 2002 13:157 63.
4. Shehade S, Beck MH, Hillier VF. Epidemiological survey of standard series patch test results and observations on day 2 and day 4 readings. Contact Dermat 1991 24:119 22.
5. Aberer W, Anderson KE, White IR. Should patch testing be restricted to dermatologists only? Contact Dermat 1993 28:1 2.
6. Goulden V, Wilkinson SM. Evaluation of a contact allergy clinic. Clin Exp Dermatol 2000 25:67 70.
7. Nielson NH, Menne T. The relationship between IgE mediated and cell mediated hypersensitivities in an unselected Danish population: the Glostrup Allergy Study, Denmark. Br J Dermatol 1996 134:669 72.
8. Taylor JS, Praditsuwan P. Latex allergy. Review of 44 cases including outcome and frequent association with allergic hand eczema. Arch Dermatol 1996 132:265 71.
9. Nettis E, Assennato G, Ferrannini A, Tursi A. Type 1 allergy to natural rubber latex and type IV allergy to rubber chemicals in health care workers with glove related skin symptoms. Clin Exp Allergy 2002 32:441 7.
10. Sommer S, Wilkinson SM, Beck MH, English JSC, Gawkrodger DJ, Green C. Type IV hypersensitivity reactions to natural rubber latex: results of a multicentre study. Br J Dermatol 2002 146:114 7.
11. Freeman S, Rosen RH. Urticarial contact dermatitis in food handlers. Med J Aust 1991 155:91 4.
12. Bauer A, Geier J, Eisner P. Type IV allergy in the food processing industry: sensitization profiles in bakers, cooks and butchers. Contact Dermat 2002 46:228 35.
13. Purohit-Sheth TS, Carr WW. Oral allergy syndrome (pollen-food allergy syndrome). Allergy Asthma Proc 2005 26:229 30.
14. Oranje AP, Bruynzeel DP, Stenveld HJ, Dieges PH. Immediate and delayed contact hypersensitivity in children older than 5 years with atopic dermatitis: a pilot study comparing different tests. Pediatr Dermatol 1994 11:209 15.
15. Clayton TH, Wilkinson SM, Rawcliffe C, Pollock B, Clark SM. Allergic contact dermatitis in children: should pattern of dermatitis determine referral? Br J Dermatol 2006 154:114 7.
16. Barbaud A, Goncalo M, Bruynzeel D, Bircher A. Guidelines for performing skin tests with drugs in the investigation of cutaneous adverse drug reactions. Contact Dermat 2001 45:321 8.
17. Gall H, Kauffman R, Kalveram CM. Adverse reactions to local anesthetics: analysis of 197 cases. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996 97:933 7.