Typical Contact Dermatitis Screening Misses Many Allergens
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Standard patch test screening, which tests for up to 70 allergens for patients with allergic contact dermatitis, is limited and may miss many allergens, a study published in JAMA Dermatology has found. The cross-sectional study, led by Erin M. Warshaw, MD, MS, with the Department of Dermatology, Park Nicollet Health Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota, found that adding allergens to screening, particularly those related to personal care items and work-related products, is critical to managing and diagnosing the disease
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@rathin Basically, they are living with poison ivy, being extremely itchy for months, even years, before they are really able to get comprehensive patch testing. During that time, they are incurring medical costs