title: Contact Allergy Cross-reactions: Retrospective Clinical Data and Review of the Literature.
abstract: We discuss cross-reactions that can occur when a patient allergic to a specific allergen also reacts to a similar allergen. Currently, The American Contact Dermatitis Society Contact Allergy Management Program, which allows physicians to identify safe products for their patients, uses a 10% threshold to distinguish significant cross-reactors. New clinical data from a patch testing center along with previous data in the literature are analyzed to help determine whether current cross-reactor definitions are reasonable or should be altered.
authors.affiliation: From the *Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; †Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, Philippines; and §University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scheman
authors.forename: Ricky
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hipolito
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Severson
authors.forename: Nineveh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Youkhanis
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D010328:Patch Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens