Common contact sensitizers in the Czech Republic. Patch test results in 12,058 patients with suspected contact dermatitis

• Authors: MACHOVCOVÁ Alena; DASTYCHOVÁ Eliška; KOŠŤÁLOVÁ D.; VOJTĚCHOVSKÁ A.; RESLOVÁ J.; SMEJKALOVÁ D.; VANĚČKOVÁ J.; VOCILKOVÁ A.
• Year of publication: 2005
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Contact Dermatitis
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Dermatovenerology
• Keywords: common contact allergens; patch tests
• Description: The patch test results of 12 058 patients between January 1997 and December 2001 were evaluated. The most frequent allergens were metals (22,9 %), followed by Myroxylon pereirae resin, fragrance mix (5,8 %), formaldehyde (4,2 %) and lanolin alcohol (3 %).