Short communication, Note
Contact allergy nad psoriasis
J. Lipozenčić
; Department of Dermatology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
V. Milavec-Puretić
; Department of Dermatology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
A. Pašić
; Department of Dermatology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The study was conducted over a two-year period and included 48 psoriatic patients with palmar and plantar lesions and 61 psoriatic patients without palmar and plantar lesions who served as controls. The objective was to establish the incidence of contact sensitization and its importance as the causative factor in palmar and plantar psoriasis. The most frequent contact allergens were: nickel sulphate, mercapto mix, balsam of Peru, potassium dichromate, mercury mix and fragrance mix. Patch tests were positive in 41.7% psoriatics with palrnar-plantar psoriasis and in only 6.6% of psoriatics without palmar-plantar involvement. The study showed an increased incidence of contact allergy in patients with palmar-planter psoriasis.
Keywords
allergic contact dermatitis; contact sensitization; palmar-plantar psoriasis
Hrčak ID:
148218
URI
Publication date:
21.12.1992.
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