Research Article
Comparison of European Standard Patch Test Results of 330 Patients from an Occupational Diseases Hospital
Table 3
Most common allergens in previous studies.
| | | Country | # of pt | # of positive reactions (%) | Most common 3 allergens (%) |
| | Our results | Turkey | 330 | 182
(55%) | Nickel sulphate
(19%) | Potassium dichromate
(14.5%) | Cobalt chloride
(13%) | | Akasya-Hillenbrand and Özkaya-Bayazit [13] | Turkey | 542 | 280
(51.6%) | Nickel sulphate
(19.1%) | Potassium dichromate
(11.8%) | Palladium chloride
(9.4%) | | Akyol et al. [14] | Turkey | 1038 | 336
(32.3%) | Nickel sulphate
(17.6%) | Cobalt chloride
(5.3%) | Potassium dichromate (4.6%) | | Beliauskiene et al. [5] | Lithuania | 816 | 384
(47.4%) | Nickel sulphate
(16.4%) | Balsam of Peru
(8.6%) | p-Phenylenediamine
(5.8%) | | Bilcha et al. [6] | Ethiopia | 514 | 271
(52.7%) | Nickel sulphate
(17.7%) | Fragrance mix I
(14.8%) | Cobalt chloride
(8.0%) | | Lam et al. [7] | Hong Kong | 2585 | 1415
(54.7%) | Nickel sulphate
(24.4%) | Fragrance mix
(13.7%) | Cobalt chloride
(8.7%) | | Lazarov [8] | Israel | 2156 | 937
(43.5%) | Nickel sulphate
(13.9%) | Fragrance mix
(7.1%) | Potassium dichromate (3.8%) | | Wetter et al. [9] | USA | 1324 | 917
(69.3%) | Nickel sulphate
(14.1%) | Balsam of Peru
(11.3%) | Neomycin sulphate
(11.2%) | | Machovcova et al. [10] | Czech Republic | 12058 | 7661
(63.5%) | Nickel sulphate
(13.7%) | Balsam of Peru
(7.28%) | Fragrance mix
(5.7%) | | Lestringant et al. [11] | United Arab Emirates | 373 | 224
(60%) | Nickel sulphate
(15%) | Fragrance mix
(8.0%) | PTBP
(7.5%) |
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#: number; pt: patients; USA: United States of America; PTBP: p-tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin.
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