Screening for contact allergy to artificial nails
2005; Wiley; Volume: 52; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00496.x
ISSN1600-0536
AutoresL. Constandt, E. Van Hecke, Jean Naeyaert, A. Goossens,
Tópico(s)Nail Diseases and Treatments
Resumo27 patients (26 women and 1 man), all in contact with artificial nails, were tested for acrylic compounds, known to be present in nail cosmetics. The patch test results obtained in these patients demonstrated that 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate and ethyl cyanoacrylate were the only 2 allergens needed to diagnose contact allergy to acrylic‐containing nail cosmetics, except for 1 patient who reacted only to her nail preparation used and in which we were unable to identify the allergen. This concerns clearly a limited number of patients. The purpose was, however, to detect the most valuable allergen(s) to be used in a dermatologist's practice, in which not all possible allergens can be tested, in order to diagnose such cases.
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