A multicentre review of the footwear allergens tested in the UK.
Footwear allergens used for patch testing vary between dermatology centres in the UK. The aim of our study is to ascertain the footwear allergens currently in use and their test results in several dermatology centres in the UK. Data were obtained from databases in 9 dermatology departments. A new footwear series consisting of 19 allergens including those with positive results and current/past relevance in this study based on collective experience is proposed for wider use and further evaluation.
Katugampola
Ruwani P
RP
Department of Dermatology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK. ruwanik@hotmail.com
Statham
Barry N
BN
English
John S C
JS
Wilkinson
Mark M
MM
Foulds
Iain S
IS
Green
Cathy M
CM
Ormerod
Anthony D
AD
Stone
Natalie M
NM
Horne
Helen L
HL
Chowdhury
Mahbub M U
MM
D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom
D000485:Allergens