title: Aluminium allergy.
abstract: 13 children ranging in age from 1 to 13 years and 1 adult patient had positive patch tests to 2% AlCl3 in water. 13 of them had pruritic excoriated papules, 9 at sites of hyposensitization therapy with aluminium-bound pollen extracts, and 4 at sites of childhood immunization with an aluminium-bound vaccine (Di-Te-Pol). For the 1 adult patient, the positive patch test was not considered to be of current relevance. Aluminium is most likely to sensitize when present in preparations used for immunization.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D012882:Skin Tests; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines; D000535:Aluminum