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Graham Johnston posted a new topic "British College of Dermatology launches the BCD Education Hub" – 1 week, 2 days ago
The British College of Dermatology, the educational arm of the British Association of Dermatologists, has launched an online educational platform for any of your doctors in training, nurse colleagues and associated professionals with an interest in furthering their dermatology knowledge…. Read more»
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Graham Johnston replied to the topic "Subacute dermatitis to Gold for 2 years following patch test" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Gold reactions can last a long time and are often clinically irrelevant However two years is a long time and of the biopsy has not shown other pathology such as pseudolymphoma, CTCL or LCH as reported in the literature then… Read more»
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Mousumi Zaman posted a new topic "Subacute dermatitis to Gold for 2 years following patch test" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Colleagues, we have a patient who went through patch testing in April 2022 with standard and dental battery for recurrent cheilitis (later proven to be of actinic origin) and shown severe reaction to Gold (2%) in both batteries. Unfortunately… Read more»
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Sharleen Hill replied to the topic "Hair dye/PPD with history of possible anaphylaxis" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks so much David
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Sharleen Hill replied to the topic "Hair dye/PPD with history of possible anaphylaxis" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks so much Graham
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Sharleen Hill liked forum post "Hair dye/PPD with history of possible anaphylaxis" – 1 month, 1 week ago
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David Basketter replied to the topic "Hair dye/PPD with history of possible anaphylaxis" – 1 month, 1 week ago
As an adjunct, even if you/your patient can get through and do the full series, the high degree of cross-reaction between the main dye agents means that the advice to her is unlikely to change. The need for hospitalisation indicates… Read more»
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Graham Johnston replied to the topic "Hair dye/PPD with history of possible anaphylaxis" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Hi Sharleen I would try and get the hospital notes to confirm if the patient did indeed have anaphylaxis. We are all familiar with patients with e.g. ?dental anaesthetic allergy who report anaphylaxis and were indeed told this by an… Read more»
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Rachael Jarrett posted a new topic "Patch testing on upadacitinib?" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Please can you let me know if anyone has any experience of the above?
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Sharleen Hill posted a new topic "Hair dye/PPD with history of possible anaphylaxis" – 1 month, 1 week ago
Please could I ask members advice on how they would approach this (from Junior Patch Test consultant) 27 female, two episodes of likely reaction to a red hair dye and previous reaction to henna tatoo. The last one required hospitalisation… Read more»
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Zainab Al Mossalli replied to the topic "Patch testing for cutaneous drug eruption" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thank you very much for the paper and advice
Really appreciate it
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Graham Johnston replied to the topic "Testing to constituents of BOP" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Definitely worth having an extended fragrance series to test to, even in (should that be especially in) a DGH as you will use it a lot !
Otherwise send her to your local tertiary clinic
BW
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Graham Johnston replied to the topic "Patch testing for cutaneous drug eruption" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
A multicentre study to determine the value and safety of drug patch tests for the three main classes of severe cutaneous adverse drug reaction A. Barbaud et al British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 168, Issue 3, 1 March 2013, Pages… Read more»
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Rhiannon Seys Llewellyn posted a new topic "Knee replacement" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Dear Colleagues, I would appreciate your shared experience. I have a 75 year old patient who presented with an 18mth history nodular eruption typical of nodular prurigo. He was convinced that it started soon after his knee replacement was inserted…. Read more»
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Susannah George posted a new topic "A few questions" – 2 months, 1 week ago
I have some questions and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the following? What factors influence contact sensitisation? Factors related to exposure to the allergen: concentration / duration / surface area of skin exposed to the allergen?… Read more»
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Deirdre Buckley replied to the topic "Testing to constituents of BOP" – 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dear Alison thank you it is not difficult to test to eugenol, isoeugenol, cinnamal, cinnamic alcohol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl cinnamal. All of these and many others can be constituents of MP. However it does not have a standard… Read more»
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Zainab Al Mossalli posted a new topic "Patch testing for cutaneous drug eruption" – 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Can you please share with me any useful papers regarding patch testing guidelines or experts opinion in patch testing for diagnosis of cutanous drug eruptions.
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Graham Johnston posted a new topic "Cobalt allergy and B12 injections" – 4 months, 1 week ago
Glenda Hill in Wrexham reported a patient she had seen with 3+ Cobalt reaction who had symptoms when given B12 injections and asked for your input. She tells us today that the topic has been covered in the latest MHRA… Read more»
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Rhiannon Seys Llewellyn posted a new topic "Aortic aneurysm stent" – 4 months, 1 week ago
Dear Colleagues, I wonder if you could offer expertise as to whether you would have any concern for a nickel based AAA stent to be used in someone with a confirmed nickel allergy. Her condition is unstable and the vascular… Read more»
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Maria Konstantopoulou posted a new topic "patch tests with inadine/manuka dressings" – 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Good afternoon All. I would be very grateful if you could advise on how I could patch test with inadine/manuka dressings. I noted that inadine contains polyethylene glycol which can be found in Chemotechnique and also 10% iodine.povidone. Should I… Read more»
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