Stressful life events and the occurrence of skin cancer.

Objective: It is widely acknowledged that emotional states can influence skin conditions, yet limited research has delved into the impact of stress on skin cancer development. This retrospective study sought to expand the perspective on skin cancer risk factors by investigating the complex relationship between stressful life events and the incidence of skin cancer.

Methods: The sample included 268 individuals followed-up in a dermatological clinic, in three groups: Patients who had previously been diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma and are currently in remission (32%), those who had been diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer (30%), and a control group who are at risk for skin cancer (38%).

Illness perception and quality of life in patients with contact dermatitis.

Background: People's subjective perceptions of illness are important determinants of their ways of coping with health threats and the ensuing physical and mental outcomes, including quality of life (QoL), which has been consistently reported to be impaired by contact dermatitis.

Objectives: To investigate the relationships of subjective illness perceptions and dermatological QoL in atopic, contact and occupational dermatitis patients and a comparison group of patients with other dermatological diseases.

Patients And Methods: Three hundred and three patients of four diagnostic groups filled in the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and the Skindex-16 (+ occupational impact items) Dermatological QoL questionnaire before clinical examination and patch testing.

Anxiety and depression in patients with allergic and non-allergic cutaneous disorders.

Background: Numerous studies have shown that anxiety and depression are more prevalent among patients suffering from chronic skin disorders.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalences of depression and anxiety in patients suffering from chronic skin disorders, focusing particularly on allergic skin conditions. Additionally, we investigated resilience to disease progression using the Sense of Coherence Scale.

Patch-test results of chemotechnique oil and cooling fluid series in patients with suspected occupational contact dermatitis in Israel.

Background: There appear to be no published studies on the rates of positive allergic reactions to oil and cooling fluids.

Objective: To determine the yield of the oil and cooling fluid series from Chemotechnique Diagnostics in patients in Israel who are suspected to have occupational allergic contact dermatitis.

Methods: The authors reviewed the findings in 175 patients with suspected occupational contact dermatitis who worked with oil and cooling fluids and were patch-tested at two dermatologic clinics in Israel from 1999 to 2003.

Occupational contact dermatitis due to essential oils.

Background: Allergic contact dermatitis induced by the occupational use of products containing essential oils has not been studied comprehensively.

Objectives: The aim of the present report was to describe the characteristics, diagnosis, and outcome of 5 patients with occupational contact dermatitis because of essential oils attending our outpatient dermatology clinics over a 2-year period.

Patients: These patients are added to the 11 cases reported thus far in the literature.

Comparison of reactivity to allergens using the TRUE Test and IQ chamber system.

The reproducibility of the patch test is of great importance to its diagnostic utility. The objective of this study was to quantitatively and qualitatively compare the reproducibility of patch test reactions between the manufacturer-loaded TRUE Test (TT) panel and the investigator-loaded IQ Chamber (IQC) system using the European Standard Series (ESS) (Chemotechnique Diagnostics, Malmö, Sweden). Consecutive patients were simultaneously patch tested with 21 allergens using the TT and IQC system.

European Standard Series patch test results from a contact dermatitis clinic in Israel during the 7-year period from 1998 to 2004.

The results of a 7-year retrospective study (1998-2004) from patch testing with the European Standard Series (ESS) establishing the frequency of sensitization in a contact dermatitis clinic in Israel are presented. 23 allergens were patch tested on 2156 patients, 1462 females (67.8%) and 694 males (32.

Self-reported skin disease in hydrotherapists working in swimming pools.

The aim of our study was to investigate the risk and characteristics of self-reported skin diseases among hydrotherapists. We attempted to contact 400 adults who participated in 1 of 2 training courses. 248 were reached and 190 of them (76.

Premenstrual syndrome and associated skin diseases related to hypersensitivity to female sex hormones.

Objective: To study skin diseases and hypersensitivity to female sex hormones in patients with the premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

Study Design: Thirty women answered a questionnaire related to PMS and underwent gynecologic, dermatologic and laboratory examinations. Intradermal testing was performed with estradiol valerate, progesterone and placebo.

Contact orofacial granulomatosis caused by delayed hypersensitivity to gold and mercury.

Orofacial granulomatosis, an entity with characteristic clinicopathologic features, is thought to be a reactive process. The authors describe orofacial granulomatosis associated with contact allergy to gold in dental crowns in one patient and a possible allergic contact reaction to mercury from dental fillings in another one. Thus allergic contact dermatitis to the metals gold and mercury should be considered as a possible etiologic agent of orofacial granulomatosis.

Atypical and unusual clinical manifestations of contact dermatitis to clothing (textile contact dermatitis): case presentation and review of the literature.

Although the exact incidence of textile contact dermatitis is unknown, recent studies demonstrate that contact dermatitis produced by allergic or irritant reactions to clothing not only is more frequent than previously thought but also increasing. The clinical features of contact dermatitis (CD) caused by clothing may resemble common allergic contact dermatitis or may have atypical presentations. We report on several cases of clothing-induced contact dermatitis with atypical clinical presentations.