[Comments on the incidence of contact allergy].
Analysis of positive patch testing during the last years revealed increased occurrence of contact allergy against arnica. Our investigations were done at the Department of Dermatology of the General Hospital, Linz. We take the view that the frequency of this contact allergy represents the consequence of using household remedies containing arnica.
D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D001317:Austria; D001453:Balsams / Q000009:adverse effects; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D010328:Patch Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects; D011192:Potassium Dichromate / Q000009:adverse effects
D000485:Allergens; D001453:Balsams; D010936:Plant Extracts; C025080:Peruvian balsam; D011192:Potassium Dichromate
Beobachtungen zur Häufigkeit von Kontaktallergien.