Allergens responsible for allergic contact dermatitis among children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 245-257

  Bonitsis, Nikolaos G ^a   Tatsioni, Athina ^a,b   Bassioukas, Konstantinos ^a   Ioannidis, John P A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allergens; allergic contact dermatitis; children; meta analysis; patch testing

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIAMINOTOLUENE; 4 AMINOAZOBENZENE; ALLERGEN; AMERCHOL L 101; AMINOPHENOL; BACITRACIN; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CHLORIDE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; COBALT CHLORIDE; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; ETHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; FRAGRANCE; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL SULFATE; NITROFURANTOIN; PALLADIUM CHLORIDE; PERSULFATE AMMONIUM; PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE; SODIUM AUROTHIOSULFATE; SULFATE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID GLYCERYL ESTER; THIOMERSAL; THIOSALICYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MYROXYLON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 79954519522     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01860.x     Document Type: Article

References (86)

1. Mendenhall R G, Ramsay D L, Girard R A, DeFlorio G P, Weary P E, Lloyd J S., A study of the practice of dermatology in the United States. Initial findings. Arch Dermatol 1978: 114: 1456-1462. (Pubitemid 9031997)
2. Keil J E, Scmunes E., The epidemiology of work-related skin disease in South Carolina. Arch Dermatol 1983: 119: 650-654. (Pubitemid 13028208)
3. Johnson M L T, Burdick A E, Johnson K G, et al., Prevalence, morbidity and cost of dermatological disease. J Invest Dermatol 1979: 73: 395-401.
4. Menné T, Bachmann E., Permanent disability from skin diseases. A study of 564 patients registered over a 6-year period. Derm Beruf Umwelt 1979: 27: 37-42. (Pubitemid 9155685)
5. Rystedt I., Factors influencing the occurrence of hand eczema in adults with a history of atopic dermatitis in childhood. Contact Dermatitis 1985: 12: 185-191. (Pubitemid 15051690)
6. Rystedt I., Atopic background in patients with occupational hand eczema. Contact Dermatitis 1985: 12: 247-254. (Pubitemid 15069688)
7. Menné T, Christophersen J., Epidemiology of allergic contact sensitization. Curr Probl Dermatol 1985: 14: 1-30.
8. de Groot A C., Labelling cosmetics with their ingredients. BMJ 1990: 300: 1636-1638.
9. Eiermann H J, Larsen W, Maibach H I, Taylor J S., Prospective study of cosmetic reactions: 1977-80. J Am Acad Dermatol 1982: 6: 909-917. (Pubitemid 12155262)
10. Larsen W., Perfume dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1985: 12: 1-9.
11. Bernstein I L, Li J T, Bernstein D I, et al., American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 2. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2008: 100 (Suppl. 3): S66-S121.
12. Nethercott J., Positive predictive accuracy of patch tests. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 1989: 9: 549-553.
13. Sheretz E F, Swartz S M., Is the screening patch test tray still worth using? J Am Acad Dermatol 1993: 36: 1057-1058. (Pubitemid 23360353)
14. Menné T, Dooms-Goosens A, Wahlberg J E, White I R, Shaw S., How large a proportion of contact sensitivities are diagnosed with the European standard series? Contact Dermatitis 1992: 26: 201-202.
15. Weismann L, Krakauer R, Wanscher B., Prevalence of skin diseases in old age. Acta Derm Venereol 1980: 60: 352-353. (Pubitemid 11233783)
16. Brasch J, Geier J., Patch test results in schoolchildren. Results from the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) and the German Contact Dermatitis Research Group (DKG). Contact Dermatitis 1997: 37: 286-293. (Pubitemid 28029500)
17. Wilkowska A, Grubska-Suchanek E, Karwacka I, Szarmach H., Contact allergy in children. Cutis 1996: 58: 176-180. (Pubitemid 26275043)
18. Sevila A, Romaguera C, Vilaplana J, Botella R., Contact dermatitis in children. Contact Dermatitis 1994: 30: 292-294. (Pubitemid 24156853)
19. Rudzki E, Rebandel P., Contact dermatitis in children. Contact Dermatitis 1996: 34: 66-67. (Pubitemid 26019836)
20. de Waard-van der Spek F B, Oranje A P., Patch tests in children with suspected allergic contact dermatitis: a prospective study and review of the literature. Dermatology 2009: 218: 119-125.
21. Balato N, Lembo G, Patruno C, Ayala F., Patch testing in children. Contact Dermatitis 1989: 20: 305-7. (Pubitemid 19111848)
22. Larsson-Stymme B, Widström L., Ear piercing: a cause of nickel allergy in schoolgirls? Contact Dermatitis 1985: 13: 289-293. (Pubitemid 16181522)
23. Menné T., The prevalence of nickel allergy among women. An epidemiological study in hospitalized female patients. Derm Beruf Umwelt 1978: 26: 123-125. (Pubitemid 9005020)
24. Young E, Houwning R H., Patch test results with standard allergens over a decade. Contact Dermatitis 1987: 17: 104-107. (Pubitemid 17125302)
25. Goosens A, Neyens K, Vigan M., Contact allergy in children. In: Textbook of Contact Dermatitis, 3rd edition, Rycroft R J G, Menné T, Frosch P J, Lepoittevin J P, (eds): Berlin, Springer, 2001: pp. 581-603.
26. Heine G, Schnuch A, Uter W, Worm M., Frequency of contact allergy in German children and adolescents patch tested between 1995 and 2002: results from the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology and the German Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Contact Dermatitis 2004: 51: 111-117. (Pubitemid 39423054)
27. Fernández Vozmediano J M, Armario Hita J C., Allergic contact dermatitis in children. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2005: 19: 42-46. (Pubitemid 40268139)
28. Militello G, Jacob S E, Crawford G H., Allergic contact dermatitis in children. Curr Opin Pediatr 2006: 18: 385-390. (Pubitemid 44258995)
29. Ioannidis J P., Why most published research findings are false. PLoS Med 2005: 2: e124.
30. Lau J, Ioannidis J P, Schmid C H., Quantitative synthesis in systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med 1997: 127: 820-826. (Pubitemid 27465551)
31. Ioannidis J P, Patsopoulos N A, Evangelou E., Uncertainty in heterogeneity estimates in meta-analyses. BMJ 2007: 335: 914-916. (Pubitemid 350076978)
32. Chan A W, Hrõbjartsson A, Haahr M T, Gøtzsche P C, Altman D G., Empirical evidence for selective reporting of outcomes in randomized trials: comparison of protocols to published articles. JAMA 2004: 291: 2457-2465. (Pubitemid 38669189)
33. Chan A W, Altman D G., Identifying outcome reporting bias in randomised trials on PubMed: review of publications and survey of authors. BMJ 2005: 330: 753-757.
34. Contopoulos-Ioannidis D G, Alexiou G A, Gouvias T C, Ioannidis J P., An empirical evaluation of multifarious outcomes in pharmacogenetics: beta-2 adrenoceptor gene polymorphisms in asthma treatment. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2006: 16: 705-711. (Pubitemid 44454864)
35. Pettiti D., Meta-Analysis, Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, 2nd edition: New York, Oxford University Press, 1999.
36. DerSimonian R, Laird N., Meta-analysis in clinical trials. Control Clin Trials 1986: 7: 177-188. (Pubitemid 17189972)
37. Fregert S, Möller H., Contact allergy to balsam of Peru in children. Br J Dermatol 1963: 75: 218-220.
38. Veien N K, Hattel T, Justesen O, Nørholm A., Contact dermatitis in children. Contact Dermatitis 1982: 8: 373-375. (Pubitemid 13230033)
39. Camarasa J M, Aspiolea F, Alomar A., Patch tests to metals in childhood. Contact Dermatitis 1983: 9: 157-158.
40. Pevny I, Brennenstuhl M, Razinskas G., Patch testing in children (II). Results and case reports. Contact Dermatitis 1984: 11: 302-310. (Pubitemid 15213075)
41. Romaguera C, Alomar A, Camarasa J M, et al., Contact dermatitis in children. Contact Dermatitis 1985: 12: 283-284. (Pubitemid 15069698)
42. Weston W L, Weston J A, Kinoshita J, et al., Prevalence of positive epicutaneous tests among infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatrics 1986: 78: 1070-1074. (Pubitemid 17190248)
43. Rudzki E, Grzywa Z, Rebandel P., Patch testing in children. Contact Dermatitis 1987: 17: 117-118. (Pubitemid 17125311)
44. Rademaker M, Forsyth A., Contact dermatitis in children. Contact Dermatitis 1989: 20: 104-107. (Pubitemid 19051485)
45. Pambor M, Winkler S, Bloch Y., Allergic contact dermatitis in children. Contact Dermatitis 1991: 24: 72-74.
46. Barros M A, Baptista A, Correia T M, Azevedo F., Patch testing in children: a study of 562 schoolchildren. Contact Dermatitis 1991: 25: 156-159.
47. Ayala F, Balato N, Lembo G, et al., A multicentre study of contact sensitization in children. Gruppo Italiano Ricerca Dermatiti da Contatto e Ambientali (GIRDCA). Contact Dermatitis 1992: 26: 307-310.
48. Gonçalo S, Gonçalo M, Azenha A, et al., Allergic contact dermatitis in children. A multicenter study of the Portuguese Contact Dermatitis Group (GPEDC). Contact Dermatitis 1992: 26: 112-115.
49. Pambor M, Krüger G, Winkler S., Results of patch testing in children. Contact Dermatitis 1992: 27: 326-328. (Pubitemid 23013752)
50. Dotterud L K, Falk E S., Metal allergy in north Norwegian schoolchildren and its relationship with ear piercing and atopy. Contact Dermatitis 1994: 31: 308-313. (Pubitemid 24361106)
51. Wantke F, Hemmer W, Jarisch R, Götz M., Patch test reactions in children, adults and the elderly. A comparative study in patients with suspected allergic contact dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1996: 34: 316-319.
52. Kanerva L, Kerosuo H, Kullaa A, Kerosuo E., Allergic patch test reactions to palladium chloride in schoolchildren. Contact Dermatitis 1996: 34: 39-42. (Pubitemid 26019826)
53. Katsarou A, Koufou V, Armenaka M, Kalogeromitros D, Papanayotou G, Vareltzidis A., Patch tests in children: a review of 14 years experience. Contact Dermatitis 1996: 34: 70-71. (Pubitemid 26019840)
54. Conti A, Motolese A, Manzini B M, Seidenari S., Contact sensitization to preservatives in children. Contact Dermatitis 1997: 37: 35-36. (Pubitemid 27322995)
55. Manzini B M, Ferdani G, Simonetti V, Donini M, Seidenari S., Contact sensitization in children. Pediatric Dermatol 1998: 15: 12-17. (Pubitemid 28119726)
56. Romaguera C, Vilaplana J., Contact dermatitis in children: 6 years experience (1992-1997). Contact Dermatitis 1998: 39: 277-280. (Pubitemid 29004844)
57. Roul S, Ducombs G, Taieb A., Usefulness of the European standard series for patch testing in children. A 3-year single-centre study of 337 patients. Contact Dermatitis 1999: 40: 232-235. (Pubitemid 29195156)
58. Giordano-Labadie F, Rancé F, Pellegrin F, Bazex J, Dutau G, Schwarze H P., Frequency of contact allergy in children with atopic dermatitis: results of a prospective study of 137 cases. Contact Dermatitis 1999: 40: 192-195. (Pubitemid 29134565)
59. Mortz C G, Lauritsen J M, Bindslev-Jensen C, Andersen K E., Prevalence of atopic dermatitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and hand and contact dermatitis in adolescents. The Odense Adolescence Cohort Study on Atopic Diseases and Dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2001: 144: 523-532. (Pubitemid 32232006)
60. Jensen C S, Lisby S, Baadsgaard O, Vølund A, Menné T., Decrease in nickel sensitization in a Danish schoolgirl population with ears pierced after implementation of a nickel-exposure regulation. Br J Dermatol 2002: 146: 636-642. (Pubitemid 34437777)
61. Wöhrl S, Hemmer W, Focke M, Götz M, Jarisch R., Patch testing in children, adults, and the elderly: influence of age and sex on sensitization patterns. Pediatr Dermatol 2003: 20: 119-123. (Pubitemid 36438466)
62. Duarte I, Lazzarini R, Kobata C M., Contact dermatitis in adolescents. Am J Contact Dermat 2003: 14: 200-202.
63. Giusti F, Massone F, Bertoni L, Pellacani G, Seidenari S., Contact sensitization to disperse dyes in children. Pediatr Dermatol 2003: 20: 393-397. (Pubitemid 37280481)
64. Buckley D A, Rycroft R J G, White I R, McFadden J P., The frequency of fragrance allergy in patch-tested patients increases with their age. Br J Dermatol 2003: 149: 986-989. (Pubitemid 37541983)
65. Jøhnke H, Norberg L A, Vach W, Bindslev-Jensen C, Høst A, Andersen K E., Reactivity to patch tests with nickel sulfate and fragrance mix in infants. Contact Dermatitis 2004: 51: 141-147. (Pubitemid 39423058)
66. Giusti F, Miglietta R, Pepe P, Seidenari S., Sensitization to propolis in 1255 children undergoing patch testing. Contact Dermatitis 2004: 51: 255-258. (Pubitemid 40037049)
67. Lewis V J, Statham B N, Chowdhury M M., Allergic contact dermatitis in 191 consecutively patch tested children. Contact Dermatitis 2004: 51: 155-156. (Pubitemid 39423067)
68. Seidenari S, Giusti F, Pepe P, Mantovani L., Contact sensitization in 1094 children undergoing patch testing over a 7-year period. Pediatr Dermatol 2005: 22: 1-5. (Pubitemid 40175992)
69. Goon A T, Goh C L., Patch testing of Singapore children and adolescents: our experience over 18 years. Pediatr Dermatol 2006: 23: 117-120.
70. Clayton T H, Wilkinson S M, Rawcliffe C, Pollock B, Clark S M., Allergic contact dermatitis in children: should pattern of dermatitis determine referral? A retrospective study of 500 children tested between 1995 and 2004 in one U.K. centre. Br J Dermatol 2006: 154: 114-117. (Pubitemid 43381329)
71. Beattie P E, Green C, Lowe G, Lewis-Jones M S., Which children should we patch test? Clin Exp Dermatol 2007: 32: 6-11. (Pubitemid 46006357)
72. Hogeling M, Pratt M., Allergic contact dermatitis in children: the Ottawa hospital patch-testing clinic experience, 1996 to 2006. Dermatitis 2008: 19: 86-89. (Pubitemid 351798322)
73. Onder M, Adisen E., Patch test results in a Turkish paediatric population. Contact Dermatitis 2008: 58: 63-65. (Pubitemid 350264753)
74. Ertam I, Turkmen M, Alper S., Patch-test results of an academic department in Izmir, Turkey. Dermatitis 2008: 19: 213-215.
75. Zug K A, McGinley-Smith D, Warshaw E M, et al., Contact allergy in children referred for patch testing: North American Contact Dermatitis Group data, 2001-2004. Arch Dermatol 2008: 144: 1329-1336.
76. Hammonds L M, Hall V C, Yiannias J A., Allergic contact dermatitis in 136 children patch tested between 2000 and 2006. Int J Dermatol 2009: 48: 271-274.
77. Czarnobilska E, Obtulowicz K, Dyga W, Wsolek-Wnek K, Spiewak R., Contact hypersensitivity and allergic contact dermatitis among school children and teenagers with eczema. Contact Dermatitis 2009: 60: 264-269.
78. Thyssen J P, Engkilde K, Lundov M D, Carlsen B C, Menné T, Johansen J D., Temporal trends of preservative allergy in Denmark (1985-2008). Contact Dermatitis 2010: 62: 102-108.
79. Krob H A, Fleischer A B Jr, D'Agostino R Jr, Haverstock C L, Feldman S., Prevalence and relevance of contact dermatitis allergens: a meta-analysis of 15 years of published T.R.U.E. test data. J Am Acad Dermatol 2004: 51: 349-353. (Pubitemid 39178659)
80. Matiz C, Hsu J W., Paz Castanedo-Tardan M, Jacob S E., Allergic contact dermatitis in children: a review of international studies. G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2009: 144: 541-556.
81. Spiewak R., Allergische Kontaktdermatitis im Kindesalter. Eine Übersicht und meta-analyse. Allergologie 2002: 25: 374-381. (Pubitemid 34831086)
82. Vigan M, Sauvage C, Adessi B, et al., Pourquoi et comment réaliser une batterie standard chez, les enfants? Nouv Dermatol 1994: 13: 12-15. (Pubitemid 24068056)
83. Trevisan G, Kokelj F., Allergic contact dermatitis due to shoes in children: a 5-year follow-up. Contact Dermatitis 1992: 26: 45.
84. White A., Conducting and reporting case series and audits-author guidelines for acupuncture in medicine. Acupunct Med 2005: 23: 181-187. (Pubitemid 43097818)
85. Jabs D A., Improving the reporting of clinical case series. Am J Ophthalmol 2005: 139: 900-905. (Pubitemid 40614778)
86. Patsopoulos N A, Evangelou E, Ioannidis J P., Sensitivity of between-study heterogeneity in meta-analysis: proposed metrics and empirical evaluation. Int J Epidemiol 2008: 1148-1157.