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Patch Testing with Patient’s Own Materials Handled at Work

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Contact allergy can only be detected if the causative allergen is tested. Therefore, patch testing of a patient’s own material is an important diagnostic measure in suspected allergic contact dermatitis to occupationally handled products, but it is not a trivial task.

Standardized patch test concentrations for occupationally used products and most of their components are lacking. Therefore, the choice of an appropriate dilution and a suitable vehicle is of great concern to minimize the risk of false-negative, false-positive reactions or even active sensitization and to eventually reveal the cause of the disease.

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    Holger Lessmann

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Krautheim, A., Lessmann, H., Geier, J. (2020). Patch Testing with Patient’s Own Materials Handled at Work. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68617-2_82

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