title: Allergic contact dermatitis in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia: A pilot study.
abstract: During the 16-month period from June 1993 to December 1994, 100 patients, Saudi nationals with suspected allergic contact dermatitis, were patch tested. True Testtrade mark, containing a routine series of 24 test substances, was used at the dermatology clinics in the Military Hospitals in Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia. The results showed that 30% of the patients with suspected allergic contact dermatitis were sensitive to one or more chemical substances used in the patch test. Nickel was the most common allergen in female patients (17.3%) and chromium was the most common in male patients (10.4%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Fahad Military Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okrasinski
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Gul