myroxylon pereirae/chromium

Contact allergy is frequent among dermatitis patients and subjects in the general population. This review aims to update the reader on the epidemiology of contact allergy epidemics. It presents recent epidemiological data on metals, fragrances, hair dyes, preservatives and thiurams. It concludes

BACKGROUND Contact allergy is a common condition and can severely interfere with daily life or professional activities. Due to changes in exposures, such as introduction of new substances, new products or formulations and regulatory intervention, the spectrum of contact sensitization

Since January 2001, the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA), supported by European Union funding (contract QLK4-CT-2001-00343), has started to collect patch-test data. This comprises a standardized clinical history and the patch-test results using the European standard series,

BACKGROUND Contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis are frequent conditions in the general population. OBJECTIVE To provide an updated estimate of the prevalence of contact allergy in the general population based on data from our previous review combined with new data from an updated search

BACKGROUND Periodically updated, the European baseline series (EBS), first introduced in France in 1980, is an indispensable tool for the exploration of contact allergy. The aim of our study was to describe the prevalence of contact sensitization in a French centre between 1981 and 2011 to determine