Simple & Free By Hannah Hill, MD and Sharon E. Jacob, MD It is time to be Simple & Free! Pediatric allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) has been increasingly recognized in the United States over the last decade. Reported rates of positive patch tests in children referred for suspected ACD range between 27% and 95.6%. Many […]
Aerosolized MI Methylisothiazolinone (MI) is a preservative causing “an outbreak of allergy … which we have not seen before in terms of scale in our lifetime…I would ask the cosmetic industry not to wait for legislation but to get on and address the problem before the situation gets worse,” Dr. John McFadden, dermatologist at St. John’s Institution […]
Methylisothiazolinone scrutiny is very much needed. This preservative is sensitizing a significant number of adults and children worldwide. It is found in personal products, household cleaners, household paint, and air fresheners. Reactions to it may look like atopic dermatitis! “Recalcitrant dermatitis, such as that of the hands, face, or genitals, may be due to allergic […]
Nickel Contact Dermatitis Summit For 53 years, nickel has been unparalleled as the most common allergen documented in patch-tested patients of all ages worldwide, which we call attention to as the Nickel Contact Dermatitis Summit approaches. And yet, nickel sensitivity is a much wider problem than the documentation suggests, as Peltonen alarmingly and poignantly pointed […]
It was 2004, Europe had instituted the European Union Nickel Directive limiting the allowable release of nickel from items that were in direct and prolonged contact with the skin and the sensitization (allergy) rates to nickel were plummeting. I became aware of this great need in the United States and decided to pursue training at […]
Nickel allergy affects individuals of all ages and proves to be the number one sensitizing agent worldwide. Correct diagnosis is vital, as the localized or diffuse reactions that are associated with nickel allergic contact dermatitis may be confused with other conditions – resulting in delay of the appropriate care. Due to the increasing number of […]
Nickel sensitization (and the clinical manifestation of nickel allergic contact dermatitis) is an issue that affects individuals of all ages. Nickel allergic contact dermatitis may present as a diffuse, or localized reaction, often leading the allergy to be confused with other conditions such as atopic dermatitis. While cases of nickel allergy are increasing, the cause […]
New! Off the Press today! An update on the impact of isothiazolinone (preservative) contact dermatitis allergy . “Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a socially and economically significant condition. ‘We are in the midst of an outbreak of allergy to a preservative [methylisothiazolinone] which we have not seen before in terms of scale in our lifetime…. I […]
