Although allergic contact dermatitis in the elderly is a common health problem, with a frequency in clinical studies ranging from 34 (1) to 64% (2), few reports deal with this subject and their results are controversial. Therefore, we present a retrospective study of 224 elderly patients seen in the Department of Dermatology of the University of Bologna over a 2-year period (20022003), to identify any trend in allergic contact dermatitis among seniors, evaluating the role played by age and sex.
TOSTI A., PAZZAGLIA M, SILVANI S, DELORENZI F (2004). The spectrum of allergic contact dermatitis in the elderly. CONTACT DERMATITIS, 50, 378-381 [10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0350g.x].
The spectrum of allergic contact dermatitis in the elderly
TOSTI, ANTONELLA;PAZZAGLIA, MASSIMILIANO;SILVANI, SIMONETTA;
2004
Abstract
Although allergic contact dermatitis in the elderly is a common health problem, with a frequency in clinical studies ranging from 34 (1) to 64% (2), few reports deal with this subject and their results are controversial. Therefore, we present a retrospective study of 224 elderly patients seen in the Department of Dermatology of the University of Bologna over a 2-year period (20022003), to identify any trend in allergic contact dermatitis among seniors, evaluating the role played by age and sex.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
