title: [Contact dermatitis caused by nickel].
abstract: This paper attempts to explain the initial onset in which the population are sensitized to nickel at an early age, above all in females. A study has been made on 200 controls who tolerated metals and on 964 patents who did not tolerate them. The study comprised of patch tests with 8 distinct washers, made of a variety of metals and alloys all containing nickel, and with nickel sulphate to 1% in petrolatum and cobalt salts to 1% in petrolatum. The results, professional and atopic relationship and other considerations are commented.
authors.affiliation: Escuela Profesional de Dermatología y Venereología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romaguera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grimalt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vilaplana
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mascaro
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010328:Patch Tests
chemical_list: D009532:Nickel
vernacular_title: Dermatitis de contacto por níquel.