Colloidal grain suspensions have been used for decades as adjuncts in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, especially in the US. In Italy, many young children have been exposed to colloidal grains. Recently, it was suggested that these bath therapies may induce allergic contact dermatitis in some young atopic children.

An evaluation of the allergic contact dermatitis potential of colloidal grain suspensions / P. Pigatto, A. Bigardi, R. Caputo, G. Angelini, C. Foti, M. Grandolfo, R. L. Rizer. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CONTACT DERMATITIS. - ISSN 1046-199X. - 8:4(1997 Dec), pp. 207-9-209.

An evaluation of the allergic contact dermatitis potential of colloidal grain suspensions

P. Pigatto
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1997

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Colloidal grain suspensions have been used for decades as adjuncts in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, especially in the US. In Italy, many young children have been exposed to colloidal grains. Recently, it was suggested that these bath therapies may induce allergic contact dermatitis in some young atopic children.
Dermatitis, Atopic; Baths; Colloids; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Oryza sativa; Patch Tests; Child, Preschool; Infant; Radioallergosorbent Test; Avena sativa; Suspensions; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
Settore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee e Veneree
dic-1997
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