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Deirdre Buckley started the topic AGM Monday 5th July Amended Time of 2000 in the forum Announcements 1 month ago

Dear BSCA Members

The Time of the AGM on Monday 5th July has been amended to 20.00 so it can directly follow on from the Committee Meeting.

Items that will be discussed include 1. Election of the new replacement SAS representative (1 applicant so far) 2. Election of Trainee Representative (2 applicants so far) 3. Election of New President 4.…[Read more]

Rhiannon Seys Llewellyn replied to the topic MHRA and barrier dressings in CGM in the forum Questions 1 month ago

Thank you.

This is useful to know.

Best wishes,

Rhiannon

Deirdre Buckley started the topic SAS and Trainee Representatives sought for BSCA committee in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

The BSCA Committee has 1 vacancy for a Staff and Associate Specialist Representative for a forthcoming retirement vacancy. The appointee will shadow our current SAS representative (also membership officer, website secretary and treasurer), Dr Tine Reckling, for a period of approximately 12 months, before taking over her roles. We value…[Read more]

Tanya Bleiker started the topic MHRA and barrier dressings in CGM in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Not sure if you’ve seen this regarding the use of barrier dressings beneath CGM devices.

https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/dexcom-g6-sensor-untested-barrier-methods-to-reduce-skin-reactions

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Tanya

Deirdre Buckley started the topic BSCA AGM 2021 in the forum Announcements 2 months ago

Dear Members

The ADM will, for a second time, be held virtually this year. We hope that next year it will be face-to-face.

It will be held on Monday July 5th at 1830-1900.

Anyone who wishes to attend please email me at drdabuckley@gmail.com.

Best wishes

Dr Deirdre Buckley, President

Mark Wilkinson replied to the topic Aluminium and vaccines in the forum Questions 2 months ago

The Scandinavians seem to publish a lot on this:

Children with vaccination granulomas and aluminum contact allergy: Evaluation of predispositions, avoidance behavior, and quality of life.
<div class=”docsum-citation full-citation”><span class=”docsum-authors full-authors”>Hoffmann SS, Thyssen JP, Elberling J, Hansen KS, Johansen JD. &l…[Read more]

Catriona Wooton started the topic Aluminium and vaccines in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Dear Colleagues,

We have recently had an interesting case of a 2 year old who developed a granuloma at on her arm around 9months of age, which was thought to be due to aluminium containing vaccines. As a result she was patch tested and had a + reaction to aluminium chloride hexahydrate, although she had no reaction to aluminium chloride. We would…[Read more]

Birgit Pees replied to the topic nickel free make up – brand recommendations? in the forum Questions 2 months ago

I recommend butterflies-eyecare.co.uk, hypo-allergenic cosmetics, they are labeling all ingredients including the pigments they use

Birgit Pees started the topic Insulin pumps /glucose monitors again in the forum Questions 2 months ago

Dear colleagues,

i have a young patient who reacts to both Omnipod insulin delivery system and Dexcom monitor as well as IBOA. His mum was adamant that the Dexcom adhesive had changed in 2020. I wrote to Dexcom and they have just confirmed that their glucose monitor contains IBOA as an adhesive! The pediatricians are considering the implantable…[Read more]

Deirdre Buckley started the topic BSCA BAD joint position statement on patch testing 2021 in the forum Announcements 3 months ago

STATEMENT REGARDING RESUMING PATCH TESTING DURING AND POST THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC<span class=”Apple-converted-space”> </span>

Patch testing is an essential core dermatology service. Identification of an allergen or allergens precipitating allergic contact dermatitis, or exacerbating pre-existing dermatitis, may obviate the requirement for…[Read more]

Tanya Bleiker replied to the topic Reporting reactions to glucose sensors via the Yellow Card System in the forum Announcements 3 months ago

Thanks Deirdre

Agree really important to submit to MHRA. The other important point is for patients (or parents) to report to the manufacturers. Currently few patients do which means when we go to the manufacturers they are saying that there are few reported issues.
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Tanya

Deirdre Buckley started the topic Reporting reactions to glucose sensors via the Yellow Card System in the forum Announcements 3 months ago

Dear BSCA members

John McFadden has drawn my attention to the fact that even the new supposedly ‘isobornyl acrylate-free’ FreeStyle Libre glucose monitors can contain some isobornyl acrylate, or other sensitisers, and elicit allergic reactions.

There is no transparency about constituents by the manufacturers which makes life difficult for tho…[Read more]

Rhiannon Seys Llewellyn replied to the topic insulin pump/continous glucose monitor in the forum Questions 4 months ago

Wow!

This has been extremely helpful.

Thank you all for your help.

Best wishes,

Rhiannon

Mabs Chowdhury replied to the topic insulin pump/continous glucose monitor in the forum Questions 5 months ago

Thanks Tanya

Very helpful, not seeing lots of cases here for some reason.

Mabs

Adam Haworth replied to the topic Nail Technician reaction with negative patch tests in the forum Questions 5 months ago

Thanks Mark. Yes I will get the varnish off her and dilute. I don’t keep all my isocyanates in the freezer as some don’t specify this. Do you freeze all of yours? I don’t use them often so I suspect it is a good idea.

She is keen to get to the bottom of this so I am sure she will want to be tested. I will let you know results.

Thanks for…[Read more]

Mark Wilkinson replied to the topic Nail Technician reaction with negative patch tests in the forum Questions 5 months ago

If a convincing history I’d be inclined to obtain and dilute the actual nail varnish for testing (in case not a standard allergen). I suppose the other thing with isocyanates is to check that they’ve been stored in a freezer as highly volatile and nothing may be left if not?

cheers Mark

Tanya Bleiker replied to the topic insulin pump/continous glucose monitor in the forum Questions 5 months ago

This is what I have been doing:

Device components

(Meth) acrylates series – In very young children I just tested to: IBOA & ethylcyanoacrylate

Propylene glycol

Sorbitan sesquioleate

Standard series (in very young children I just tested to Epoxy resin & Colophony)

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Tanya

Adam Haworth replied to the topic Nail Technician reaction with negative patch tests in the forum Questions 5 months ago

Thanks Natalie. I will ask her

Adam

Natalie Stone replied to the topic Nail Technician reaction with negative patch tests in the forum Questions 5 months ago

Does she use a sunbed Adam?
I had a patient with eyelid eczema caused by acrylate in her eyelash glue and photos of stripes of eczema on her cheeks where she used the same glue to stick glitter. But patch test to acrylates series and her glue negative. Then found she used tanning bed once a week. Retest a few months later having stopped the…[Read more]

Adam Haworth started the topic Nail Technician reaction with negative patch tests in the forum Questions 5 months ago

Dear All

Please help! I have a fit and well nail technician who clinically was reacting to her to nail products with periorbital eczema but patch testing to BSCA standard, facial and full acrylate screening batteries was negative. We were both surprised given the clinical history that this was negative. On Friday looking again at the data sh…[Read more]