Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of ACD in atopics in comparison to non-atopics in our community. Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of Dermatology, King Edward Medical College/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from May 1998 to July 1999. Subjects and Methods: Two hundred and fifty patients, 34 with past or present atopic dermatitis (Group I), 88 with personal or familial atopy (Group II) and 128 non-atopic with contact dermatitis (Group III) were subjected to patch testing with European standard series. The results were interpreted according to International Contact Dermatitis Research Group guidelines. Results: Positive reactions were seen in 50%, 70.4% and 67.8% of patients in the respective groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Our results suggest that atopics are equally affected with contact dermatitis as compared with non-atopics and recalcitrant cases of atopic dermatitis should be patch tested to find out aggravating factors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 40-42 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dermatitis, allergic contact
- Hypersensitivity, immediate patch tests
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine