Patch testing in contact dermatitis of hands and feet.
Eighty clinically diagnosed cases of allergic contact dermatitis of hands and feet when subjected to patch testing, Seventy four (92.5%) cases showed positive patch test reactions to different suspected antigens. Maximum number of cases belonged to housewives and tea garden workers which showed positive patch test reaction to vegetables and soaps and detergents and pesticides, respectively.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh-786002, India.
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