Significant allergic contact dermatitis with systemic features. A 7 year old girl was known to have coeliac disease and recurrent unspecific urticarial/angioedema symptoms.

Patch testing to Standard series was perform when the girl had no systemic or cutaneous symptoms. After 48 hours of applying the patch, the 7 year old girl reports…[Read more]

Wondering what current practice is re PPD testing in everyone or selected groups only

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]

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]

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

BW

Tanya

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

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]

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]

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]

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]