Trends and current spectrum of contact allergy in Central Europe: Results of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK), 2007 - 2018.

CONCLUSIONS: Decreases in sensitisation prevalence likely reflect reduced exposure, with some lag, as for hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde. If no (sufficient) decrease can be observed despite interventions, such as for nickel and chromium, affected subgroups should be identified and their causative exposures explored. Finally, increases like observed with propolis certainly warrant targeted investigation of exposures driving sensitisation, and possibly intervention. PMID: 32107776 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research