Contact dermatitis in a spinal injuries centre.
A routine patch testing survey carried out on 122 patients in the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital showed that 40.1% of the patients studied gave positive patch test results to medicaments and other topical applications. The incidence of positive results was higher in patients with a history of pressure sores (45.1%) than in those who had never had sores (33.3%). The significance of these results is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010328:Patch Tests; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications