Contact dermatitis in Nigeria. (III). Dermatitis of the neck.
Out of 545 consecutive contact dermatitis clinic patients, 73 (13%) had dermatitis of the neck of whom 18 (25%) were nickel positive. 7 had clothing dermatitis and 3 of them reacted to chromate in military uniforms. 5 patients were sensitised to perfume and 4 to medicaments used to treat existing dermatitis. 3 patients were sensitised to hair dyes. Nickel dermatitis, was clinically overdiagnosed, mainly due (for various reasons) to inability to make a firm diagnosis of atopy.
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Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
D000328:Adult; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects; D010328:Patch Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D009532:Nickel