title: Allergic contact dermatitis and eosinophilia in association with a hemodialysis cannula.
abstract: After starting daily hemodialysis (HD) therapy, 2 patients experienced pruritic, erythematous, papular eruptions at their arteriovenous fistula sites. Both patients also developed systemic eosinophilia, with eosinophil counts from 1.0 to 4.4 x 10(9) . In all other respects, the patients were well and both had a subjective improvement in their quality of life. Results of initial investigations to rule out the possibility of parasites, collagen vascular disease, and myeloproliferative disorders were negative in 1 patient. Subsequent patch testing in both patients was positive for allergic contact dermatitis secondary to the epoxy resin used in their blunt HD needles.
authors.affiliation: The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haussmann
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Linett
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods