Publications by authors named "E M Warshaw"
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- - The study analyzed contact allergies to peppermint (MP) oil using data from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, finding that out of 28,128 patients tested, only 161 (0.6%) exhibited an allergic reaction.
- - The majority of allergic patients were female (77%) and over 40 years old (71.4%), with common dermatitis locations being the face (31.7%), hands (17.4%), and generalized areas (18.6%).
- - A significant number (30.4%) experienced strong to extreme reactions, primarily linked to products like oral hygiene items, foods, and lip products; many also had co-reactions with other fragrance allergens, indicating that around 40% of cases
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- Photoallergic contact dermatitis (PACD) is a hypersensitivity reaction triggered by allergens only when exposed to UV light, requiring photopatch testing (PhotoPT) for diagnosis.* -
- A study from 2009-2020 involving 454 patients revealed that most were women, aged 21-60, and the majority were White; results showed 119 positive tests, predominantly related to sunscreen agents like benzophenones.* -
- Among the diagnosed conditions, approximately 17.2% of patients had PACD, while other diagnoses included allergic contact dermatitis, polymorphous light eruption, and chronic actinic dermatitis, highlighting the need for photopatch testing in these cases.*
Construction workers (CWs) are at risk for occupational contact dermatitis (CD) owing to workplace exposures. Determine the prevalence of occupational allergic CD and characterize common occupational allergens in CWs referred for patch testing in the United States and Canada. Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patients patch tested by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group from 2001 to 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDoubtful patch test reactions generally do not meet criterion for positivity in patch testing. However, the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) allows for doubtful reactions to be coded with a final determination of "allergic/positive" based on the temporal pattern, appearance, known characteristics of the allergen, and/or other supportive patch test reactions. To analyze NACDG data from the 2019-2020 patch test cycle to identify patterns in the interpretation and relevance of doubtful reactions.
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