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Maureen Connolly started the topic Lymphomatous reaction to a pacemaker wire? in the forum Questions 3 weeks ago

A colleague of mine asked if I could ask the group if anyone has seen a lymphomatous/pseudolymphomatous reaction to a metal in a patient’s pacemaker wire? A 75 year old patient of his has developed a nodular reaction over the site of the scar where he previously had a pacemaker inserted in 2020. Despite multiple biopsies a diagnosis of…[Read more]

Catherine Holden replied to the topic Testing for oral/ edible dyes in the forum Questions 3 weeks ago

I think this is a difficult scenario.

If there happened to be a delayed hypersensitivity to a component including dye of the tables, one would expect an eczematous reaction, or perhaps one of the less common systematic patterns of delayed hypersensitivity.

I haven’t come across hair loss as a manifestation of delayed hypersensitivity to a drug…[Read more]

Catherine Holden started the topic Vacancy arising for a Scottish Representative on the BSCA Committee in the forum Announcements 3 weeks ago

The BSCA would like to announce that in October 2023 Cathy Green will be stepping down from the role as one of the two Scottish Representatives on the BSCA committee.

We thank her for her invaluable contribution to the BSCA.

Sharizan Abdul Ghaffar has been proposed as a successor, to be voted on at the AGM June 2023.

Any other expressions of…[Read more]

Catherine Holden started the topic Proposal to formalise the position of audit and publications lead for the BSCA in the forum Announcements 3 weeks ago

We are indebted to Deirdre Buckley for her sterling work and huge contribution to audit and publications for the BSCA committee. It is proposed a change in the constitution to reflect this, and formalise this role, to be voted on at the AGM June 2023.

Mousumi Zaman replied to the topic Testing for oral/ edible dyes in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Really interesting. Would it be delayed hypersensitivity if it is hair loss through oral consumption? To me it sounds more like side effect from a particular chemical, rather than a delayed hypersensitivity reaction.

Rakhee Gupta started the topic Testing for oral/ edible dyes in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Hi there,

I was looking for some advice regarding the testing for edible dyes/ food colours.

I have a patient who is thought to have a possible reaction to colours added to the tablets especially blue. Its an unusual scenario where she complained of excessive hair loss after the change in the tablets preparation. It was a trial medication which…[Read more]

Catherine Holden replied to the topic Membership Fees Due in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

Apologies for the typo / Freudian slip:

Anyone can access the BSCA website, but for those who haven’t renewed their membership after end March it is the membership section that they wont have access to.

Apologies, Catherine

Catherine Holden started the topic Membership Fees Due in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

Thank you to everyone who has paid their membership fees for this annual year. Apologies to those this doesn’t apply to, but there are a few of our members who haven’t yet paid their fees: Maria from membership at the BAD will have requested any outstanding payments.

We would love all of you to stay on as members and stay part of the BSCA. How…[Read more]

Graham Johnston replied to the topic Allergen availability: Medical device testing in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Hi Tanya

Johnnie Bourke raised this with the BSCA committee on Monday but no-one has yet said they can obtain them

The haptens we probably require are

dimethylacrylamide

dipropyleneglycol diacrylate and

methylene bis mono acrylate

Chemotechnique have N,N-Methylene bisacrylamide but this is not likely to be useful because acrylamide is the…[Read more]

Tanya Bleiker started the topic Allergen availability: Medical device testing in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Dear All

Do you know whether we can get dipropylene glycol diacrylate to test patients to who have reacted to omnipod insulin pump?

Thank you!

Tanya

Rakhee Gupta replied to the topic BSCA Training Course Manchester: 2023 in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

Hi I am a specialty doctor supporting patch testing in my trust for the last 1 year. I was looking forward yo the face to face meeting to learn more and improve my practice

Can you please put me in the waiting list

Many thanks

Rakhee

Catherine Holden started the topic BSCA Training Course Manchester: 2023 in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

Face-to-face 3-day Patch Testing training course in Manchester.

Unfortunately this has has to be deferred from 8th May, we are trying to find a replacement date ASAP.

Availability will be filled from the current waiting list

Please send expressions of interest to: sue.parkinson@nca.nhs.uk

More details will be posted when available.

Catherine Holden started the topic Mabs Chowdhury, appointed as Honorary Professor at Cardiff University in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

“We are delighted to announce that Mabs Chowdhury, MBChB, FRCP, PFHEA, President of the British Association of Dermatologists has been awarded the position of Honorary Professor at Cardiff University. This is a tremendous achievement. We give him our heartfelt congratulations, and give thanks additionally for his contributions as a committee m…

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Jayne Hassell replied to the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Dear Susannah

Bio-Diagnostics provide the full range of SmartPractice allergens and chambers. We have some good tutorial videos we can share with you if it will help in getting further staff trained on preparation chambers etc? Do contact me if we can help at all.

Kind Regards

Jayne

Graham Johnston replied to the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Hi Susannah

Doing a TRUE test to investigate suspected contact dermatitis is analagous to doing a punch biopsy of a melanoma

It is against all current guidance because it carries a significant risk of missing important clinical information and so the potential to cause harm

Those consultants who offer TRUE tests privately would vehemently…[Read more]

susannah george replied to the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Thanks all. This is very helpful. However, our department is in crisis and we are at a point where many weeks there is no patch testing. So really the choice I have been given is use TRUE tests or not have a service. In this situation what would you do?

The other thing I was wondering about was if it might be worth exploring the possibility of…[Read more]

Mark Wilkinson replied to the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

As David says the references underlying best practice are in the NICE approved BSCA/BAD Cutaneous Allergy Service Standards – a service providing TRUE test alone would not meet these. It might be worth highlighting 2 publications.

Contact Dermatitis 2012; 66: 154–158

TRUE test compared to a more extensive series

2088 patients
1385 had at l…

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Kurt Ayerst replied to the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

This is a frequent idea/demand we have seen from Trusts and now also increasingly CCGs and ICNs

They present it as care closer to home/the community but see it as a cost saving / secondary care referral reduction

It would be helpful to have a 2pg formal position statement focused on this issue prepared by the BCSA and badged by BAD to download…[Read more]

David Orton replied to the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Dear Susannah

This would not be adequate for a cutaneous allergy investigation service. Please refer your colleagues to the service standards (BSCA/BAD) for cutaneous Allergy Services https://cdn.bad.org.uk/uploads/2021/12/29200202/Cutaneous-Allergy-Service-Guidance-and-Standards-20192-1.pdf

If you compare the BSCA recommended baseline series…[Read more]

susannah george started the topic TRUE test in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Patch testing was the first thing to be cancelled and the last thing to be reinstated with every lockdown during the pandemic. We have very few staff who are able to apply patch tests and so lists frequently get cancelled. Many of my consultant colleagues use TRUE tests privately and have proposed that we use these to reduce the waiting lists. Is…[Read more]