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Nickel allergy presenting as mobile phone contact dermatitis

2009; Wiley; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1440-0960.2009.00580.x

1440-0960

Hugh Roberts, Bruce Tate,

Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

A 39-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of a treatment-resistant facial dermatitis. The patient regularly used his mobile phone, predominantly on the left cheek. Patch testing confirmed the clinical suspicion of mobile phone contact dermatitis from nickel contained in the phone casing. Although infrequently reported, with the trend towards metallic mobile phone casings and the high incidence of nickel sensitization in the community, the incidence of mobile phone contact dermatitis is likely to increase.