Contact allergy in atopic dermatitis: A prospective study on prevalence, incriminated allergens and clinical insights
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- DOI: 10.1111/cod.14494
Contact allergy in atopic dermatitis: A prospective study on prevalence, incriminated allergens and clinical insights
Abstract
Background: The relationship between atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a matter of debate.
Objectives: The purpose of our study is to assess the frequency of ACD in patients with AD, the incriminated allergens and the potential risk factors.
Methods: This is a prospective study, including cases of AD diagnosed based on Hanifin and Rajka's criteria. All patients were patch tested to the European baseline series and corticosteroid series.
Results: Ninety-three patients were included. Fifty-six patients (60.2%) had positive patch test results of which 71.4% were relevant. The most frequent allergens were: textile dye mix (24.7%), nickel (20.4%), cobalt (12.9%), isothiazolinone (8.6%), quanterium 15 (4.3%) and balsam of Peru (4.3%). Chromium, fragrance mix I, fragrance mix II and PTBP were positive in three cases (3.2%). Two cases of allergy to corticoids were identified. Facial involvement and duration of AD were significantly associated with contact sensitization (p = 0.04 and p = 0.005, respectively). Avoidance of relevant allergens resulted in a statistically significant decrease in SCORAD (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: ACD remains an important co-morbidity of AD. We observed a high frequency of ACD to textile dyes, isothiazolinones and fragrances. Avoidance of relevant allergens has resulted in an improvement of patients' skin symptoms.
Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; atopic dermatitis; patch test.
© 2023 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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