Nickel hypersensitivity: A clinical review and call to action

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Schram, Sarah E ^a   Warshaw, Erin M ^b   Laumann, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

BODY PIERCING; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GENETIC RISK; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; JEWELRY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LAW; METAL IMPLANTATION; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY;

BODY PIERCING; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; JEWELRY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 74949099466     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04307.x     Document Type: Review

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