Pressure dermatitis from an implanted pacemaker.
In this eleventh report of dermatitis conforming to the outline of an underlying pacemaker, the authors suggest that most of these reactions are isomorphic responses to expansion of the subcutaneous tissues by the hard device. Allergic contact dermatitis has been documented in a few cases.
Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
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D001706:Biopsy; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects