Contact sensitivity to polychloroparaxylene-coated cardiac pacemaker.
Polychloroparaxylene (parylene) is widely used as a material for cardiac pacemaker coating. Contact sensitivity to parylene was proven by patch test. Wrapping the pacemaker in a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet prior to implantation prevented further skin reactions.
Iguchi
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Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
Kasanuki
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Matsuda
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Shoda
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Ohnishi
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Hosoda
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D000368:Aged; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011108:Polymers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014992:Xylenes / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011108:Polymers; D014992:Xylenes; C011055:parylene