The baboon syndrome due to nickel.
The "baboon syndrome" is a rare variant of systemic contact dermatitis and is characterized by general exanthema with particular involvement of buttocks and flexures. Here we present a 25-year-old female with contact allergy to nickel, who developed baboon syndrome after systemic administration of this allergen.
Kolodziej
Tomasz
T
Department of Dermatology, University School of Medicine, Wroclaw, Poland. tj-kolodziej@wp.pl
Szepietowski
Jacek C
JC
Sikora
Julita
J
Bialynick-Birula
Rafal
R
D000328:Adult; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology
D009532:Nickel