Metal release from gold-containing jewelry materials: no gold release detected.
Metal release from 13 different gold-containing jewelry alloys stored for 1 and 3 weeks in artificial sweat was analysed. For chemical analysis, inductively-coupled plasma detection (ICP) and atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AA), with flame and with furnace, were used. No release of gold was detected. It is unlikely that skin contact with gold-containing metallic items such as jewelry is responsible for inducing contact allergy to gold or allergic contact dermatitis due to the gold. The patch-test reactivity to gold sodium thiosulfate needs to be explained by some other mechanism(s).
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Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Stockholm County Council, Sweden.
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D001682:Biological Availability; D002104:Cadmium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D010328:Patch Tests; D012238:Rhodium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D013542:Sweat / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry
D006047:Gold Alloys; D002104:Cadmium; D012834:Silver; D010165:Palladium; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel; D012238:Rhodium; D015032:Zinc