Nickel hypersensitivity in Slavonia-Brod county.

The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of nickel sulfate hypersensitivity in patients tested by standard allergen series at Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. Josip Bencević General Hospital in Slavonski Brod over a three-year period. Patch testing with 5% nickel sulfate in vaseline applied on test strips was used to determine nickel sulfate hypersensitivity.

Contact dermatitis to temporary tattoo.

The development of contact hypersensitivity to temporary tattoos has been on an increase all over the world. Skin painting with henna is a traditional practice in the Moslems and Hindu, and has recently been increasingly used in western countries. Black henna is obtained by adding paraphenylenediamine to the natural occurring henna.

Colonization of venous leg ulcers by microorganisms.

The aim of the study was to identify the microorganisms that most commonly colonize leg ulcers. The study included 70 patients of both sexes, aged 31-85 years. There were 49 (70%) female and 21 (30%) male patients, mean age 69.

Characteristics of dermatophytoses in children treated at the Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Dr Josip Bencevic General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, from February 1993 till February 2000.

Dermatophytoses are common infections in children. During the period from February 1993 till February 2000, 308 children with dermatophytoses were examined at the Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Dr.Josip Bencević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia.