title: Patch testing with the "sesquiterpene lactone mix": a marker for contact allergy to Compositae and other sesquiterpene-lactone-containing plants. A multicentre study of the EECDRG.
abstract: 6278 patients were patch tested with a sesquiterpene lactone mix (SL-mix) in 10 European clinics. 4011 patients were tested only with 0.1% SL-mix, 63 (approximately 1.5%) of whom were positive, with 26 (41%) of these cases being considered clinically relevant. There were no cases of active sensitization, though 5 cases of irritation were reported. 22 irritant reactions and 22 cases of active sensitization occurred when testing also with 1% and 0.33% concentrations of SL-mix. SL-mix 0.1% pet. is shown to be an important patch test and many relevant sensitizations will be missed without routine screening with such a mix. Most patients with SL-mix sensitivity presented with hand and/or face dermatitis, apparent photodermatitis or more generalised eczema.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Pellegrin, Clinique Dermatologique, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ducombs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benezra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Talaga
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Camarasa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dooms-Goossens
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lachapelle
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Menné
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005060:Europe; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes