Allergic complications from orthopaedic joint implants: The role of delayed hypersensitivity to benzoyl peroxide in bone cement

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-26

  Bircher, Andreas ^a   Friederich, Niklaus F ^b   Seelig, Walter ^c   Scherer, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Bruderholz ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Hirslanden Klinik Birshof   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benzoyl peroxide; Bone cement; Complication; Contact allergy; Dermatitis; loosening; Orthopaedic implant; pain; Patch tests; Swelling

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BONE CEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; PATCH TEST; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PRURITUS; SHOULDER PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BONE CEMENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 83555175980     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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