title: Lepromatous leprosy and contact dermatitis.
abstract: The rare association of lepromatous leprosy and allergic contact dermatitis due to chromium in cement was confirmed clinically and biologically in a male patient. The apparent lack of influence of lepromatous leprosy on the development and maintenance of this dermatitis dependent upon cell-mediated immune mechanisms is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002857:Chromium / Q000009:adverse effects; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000150:complications*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002857:Chromium