Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends

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Contact allergy in Danish children : Current trends. / Simonsen, Anne B.; Foss-Skiftesvik, Majken H.; Thyssen, Jacob P.; Deleuran, Mette; Mortz, Charlotte G.; Zachariae, Claus; Skov, Lone; Osterballe, Morten; Funding, Anne; Avnstorp, Christian; Andersen, Bo L.; Vissing, Susanne; Danielsen, Anne; Dufour, Nathalie; Nielsen, Niels H.; Thormann, Henrik; Sommerlund, Mette; Johansen, Jeanne D.

In: Contact Dermatitis, Vol. 79, No. 5, 2018, p. 295-302.

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Simonsen, AB, Foss-Skiftesvik, MH, Thyssen, JP, Deleuran, M, Mortz, CG, Zachariae, C, Skov, L, Osterballe, M, Funding, A, Avnstorp, C, Andersen, BL, Vissing, S, Danielsen, A, Dufour, N, Nielsen, NH, Thormann, H, Sommerlund, M & Johansen, JD 2018, 'Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends', Contact Dermatitis, vol. 79, no. 5, pp. 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13079

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Simonsen, A. B., Foss-Skiftesvik, M. H., Thyssen, J. P., Deleuran, M., Mortz, C. G., Zachariae, C., Skov, L., Osterballe, M., Funding, A., Avnstorp, C., Andersen, B. L., Vissing, S., Danielsen, A., Dufour, N., Nielsen, N. H., Thormann, H., Sommerlund, M., & Johansen, J. D. (2018). Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends. Contact Dermatitis, 79(5), 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13079

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Simonsen AB, Foss-Skiftesvik MH, Thyssen JP, Deleuran M, Mortz CG, Zachariae C et al. Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends. Contact Dermatitis. 2018;79(5):295-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13079

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Simonsen, Anne B. ; Foss-Skiftesvik, Majken H. ; Thyssen, Jacob P. ; Deleuran, Mette ; Mortz, Charlotte G. ; Zachariae, Claus ; Skov, Lone ; Osterballe, Morten ; Funding, Anne ; Avnstorp, Christian ; Andersen, Bo L. ; Vissing, Susanne ; Danielsen, Anne ; Dufour, Nathalie ; Nielsen, Niels H. ; Thormann, Henrik ; Sommerlund, Mette ; Johansen, Jeanne D. / Contact allergy in Danish children : Current trends. In: Contact Dermatitis. 2018 ; Vol. 79, No. 5. pp. 295-302.

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title = "Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends",
abstract = "Background: Contact allergy is common in children, but may be underdiagnosed. Importantly, the clinical relevance of specific allergies is subject to constant change, and it is therefore important to continuously monitor the trends and changes of contact allergies in the paediatric population. Objectives: To identify possible changes in contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis among Danish children referred for patch testing. Methods: A retrospective study was performed based on patch test data from the Danish National Database of Contact allergy. The current data were compared with previously published data on Danish children referred for patch testing. Results: Between 2012 and 2016, 1573 children and adolescents were patch tested. Overall, 385 (24.5%) had at least 1 positive patch test reaction. The overall prevalence was similar in boys and girls, across age groups, and in patients with and without atopic dermatitis. Statistically significant increases in contact allergy to fragrances and isothiazoliones were seen, whereas a decrease in nickel allergy was found. Conclusion: Allergic contact dermatitis continues to be a common disease in children, and is even significantly increasing for some allergens.",
keywords = "allergic contact dermatitis, children, contact allergy, epidemiology, patch testing",
author = "Simonsen, {Anne B.} and Foss-Skiftesvik, {Majken H.} and Thyssen, {Jacob P.} and Mette Deleuran and Mortz, {Charlotte G.} and Claus Zachariae and Lone Skov and Morten Osterballe and Anne Funding and Christian Avnstorp and Andersen, {Bo L.} and Susanne Vissing and Anne Danielsen and Nathalie Dufour and Nielsen, {Niels H.} and Henrik Thormann and Mette Sommerlund and Johansen, {Jeanne D.}",
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RIS

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T1 - Contact allergy in Danish children

T2 - Current trends

AU - Simonsen, Anne B.

AU - Foss-Skiftesvik, Majken H.

AU - Thyssen, Jacob P.

AU - Deleuran, Mette

AU - Mortz, Charlotte G.

AU - Zachariae, Claus

AU - Skov, Lone

AU - Osterballe, Morten

AU - Funding, Anne

AU - Avnstorp, Christian

AU - Andersen, Bo L.

AU - Vissing, Susanne

AU - Danielsen, Anne

AU - Dufour, Nathalie

AU - Nielsen, Niels H.

AU - Thormann, Henrik

AU - Sommerlund, Mette

AU - Johansen, Jeanne D.

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Background: Contact allergy is common in children, but may be underdiagnosed. Importantly, the clinical relevance of specific allergies is subject to constant change, and it is therefore important to continuously monitor the trends and changes of contact allergies in the paediatric population. Objectives: To identify possible changes in contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis among Danish children referred for patch testing. Methods: A retrospective study was performed based on patch test data from the Danish National Database of Contact allergy. The current data were compared with previously published data on Danish children referred for patch testing. Results: Between 2012 and 2016, 1573 children and adolescents were patch tested. Overall, 385 (24.5%) had at least 1 positive patch test reaction. The overall prevalence was similar in boys and girls, across age groups, and in patients with and without atopic dermatitis. Statistically significant increases in contact allergy to fragrances and isothiazoliones were seen, whereas a decrease in nickel allergy was found. Conclusion: Allergic contact dermatitis continues to be a common disease in children, and is even significantly increasing for some allergens.

AB - Background: Contact allergy is common in children, but may be underdiagnosed. Importantly, the clinical relevance of specific allergies is subject to constant change, and it is therefore important to continuously monitor the trends and changes of contact allergies in the paediatric population. Objectives: To identify possible changes in contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis among Danish children referred for patch testing. Methods: A retrospective study was performed based on patch test data from the Danish National Database of Contact allergy. The current data were compared with previously published data on Danish children referred for patch testing. Results: Between 2012 and 2016, 1573 children and adolescents were patch tested. Overall, 385 (24.5%) had at least 1 positive patch test reaction. The overall prevalence was similar in boys and girls, across age groups, and in patients with and without atopic dermatitis. Statistically significant increases in contact allergy to fragrances and isothiazoliones were seen, whereas a decrease in nickel allergy was found. Conclusion: Allergic contact dermatitis continues to be a common disease in children, and is even significantly increasing for some allergens.

KW - allergic contact dermatitis

KW - children

KW - contact allergy

KW - epidemiology

KW - patch testing

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DO - 10.1111/cod.13079

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VL - 79

SP - 295

EP - 302

JO - Contact Dermatitis

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