Background: Fragrances are an important cause of allergic contact dermatitis. We presume that the traditional fragrance mix (FM) detects 70 to 80% of fragrance-allergic patients. FM has an irritant ...

It’s an all too common scenario: You’re excited to try your new skincare product, whether it’s an eye cream, serum, moisturizer, or body cream, and slather it all over, only to find yourself with a ...

Background: Although contact allergy to some metals is common, patch testing for allergy to platinum is rarely performed. Objective: To determine the prevalence of positive patch-test reactions to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with atopic dermatitis had more positive patch-test results compared with children without AD (2.3 vs.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Clinicians and ChatGPT-4 disagreed in 17.9% of cases.

Excitement surrounding the "Allergen of the Year" may only be truly appreciated by those immersed in the field of contact dermatitis and patch testing, but each year the announcement is met with ...

Her lips aren’t sealed. A UK mom of two claims she tried to get 1 milliliter of lip filler dissolved — only to have an allergic reaction that made her face balloon up. Courtney Taaffe, 27, from ...

Among construction workers referred for patch testing, the majority tested positive for occupationally relevant allergens and nearly half were diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis. Occupational ...

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic, is helping to develop an artificial ...