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- Title
Palladium allergy in an Israeli contact dermatitis clinic.
- Authors
Orion, Edith; Matz, Hagit; Wolf, Ronni
- Abstract
This article presents a study conducted in Israel to patch test patients with suspected allergic contact dermatitis. 216 patients were tested, 138 were female and 78 were male. 49 patients had positive reactions to nickel sulfate, 29 patients were positive to palladium chloride. 28 patients with positive nickel sulfate reactions developed similar reactions to palladium chloride. Possible exposure to palladium takes place via dental alloys and jewelry.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; PALLADIUM; CONTACT dermatitis; NICKEL; DENTAL metallurgy; ALLERGIES
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 2003, Vol 49, Issue 4, p216
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Other
- DOI
10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.0206e.x