Allergy to metal caused by materials used for intermaxillary fixation: case report.
A 21-year-old man with no history of contact allergy developed eczema over his entire body 2 days after he had had intermaxillary fixation (IMF) of a mandibular fracture. Patch testing showed a strong reaction to nickel so the arch bars and wires that had been used for fixation were removed and replaced with resin brackets, elastic bands, and a chin cap. The eczema disappeared 2 days later.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. susumu@hyo-med.ac.jp
Susumu
S
Hashitani
Tsunenari
T
Maeda
Shin
S
Okui
Kazuki
K
Takaoka
Kosuke
K
Honda
Masahiro
M
Urade
D000328:Adult; D004485:Eczema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000209:etiology; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009532:Nickel