Contact allergens in African countries: A review of published patch test studies

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Contact allergens in African countries : A review of published patch test studies. / Bonefeld, Nikolaj Menné; Menné, Torkil; Ahrensbøll-Friis, Ulrik; Gadsbøll, Anne Sofie Østergaard; Wang, Christian William; Theander, Thor Grundtvig; Masenga, Elisante John; Mavura, Daudi; Ødum, Niels; Bonefeld, Charlotte Menné; Geisler, Carsten.

In: Contact Dermatitis, Vol. 90, No. 2, 2024, p. 103-109.

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Harvard

Bonefeld, NM, Menné, T, Ahrensbøll-Friis, U, Gadsbøll, ASØ, Wang, CW, Theander, TG, Masenga, EJ, Mavura, D, Ødum, N, Bonefeld, CM & Geisler, C 2024, 'Contact allergens in African countries: A review of published patch test studies', Contact Dermatitis, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14471

APA

Bonefeld, N. M., Menné, T., Ahrensbøll-Friis, U., Gadsbøll, A. S. Ø., Wang, C. W., Theander, T. G., Masenga, E. J., Mavura, D., Ødum, N., Bonefeld, C. M., & Geisler, C. (2024). Contact allergens in African countries: A review of published patch test studies. Contact Dermatitis, 90(2), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14471

Vancouver

Bonefeld NM, Menné T, Ahrensbøll-Friis U, Gadsbøll ASØ, Wang CW, Theander TG et al. Contact allergens in African countries: A review of published patch test studies. Contact Dermatitis. 2024;90(2):103-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14471

Author

Bonefeld, Nikolaj Menné ; Menné, Torkil ; Ahrensbøll-Friis, Ulrik ; Gadsbøll, Anne Sofie Østergaard ; Wang, Christian William ; Theander, Thor Grundtvig ; Masenga, Elisante John ; Mavura, Daudi ; Ødum, Niels ; Bonefeld, Charlotte Menné ; Geisler, Carsten. / Contact allergens in African countries : A review of published patch test studies. In: Contact Dermatitis. 2024 ; Vol. 90, No. 2. pp. 103-109.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Only few studies on contact allergy in African countries have been published. The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of the most common contact allergens identified by the use of patch tests in African countries based on a review of the existing literature. A total of twenty-four publications from eight African countries were initially identified by search in PubMed. The abstracts and method sections were screened, and 15 studies in which patch tests were actually used to identify the allergen causing the allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) were finally selected. Nickel, cobalt, chromium, fragrance mix and p-tert-butylphenol-formaldehyde resin were the dominating contact allergens responsible for 40%–90% of the positive patch test reactions. This study indicates that a targeted effort directed towards prevention, avoidance and regulation of reliably identified contact allergens could reduce the disease burden of ACD considerable in some African countries.",
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