Publications by authors named "Giovanni Piero Recchia"
Background And Aims: Aging has been shown to be correlated with the rate and type of contact sensitization, but only a few studies have evaluated patch test reactivity in elderly subjects with an adequately large population.
Methods: The response patterns to patch testing in 1444 elderly subjects (>65 years) with suspected allergic contact dermatitis were studied, and the results compared with a control group of individuals with suspected allergic contact dermatitis, aged between 20 and 40 years.
Results: The prevalence of the positive patch test to at least one hapten was significantly lower in the group of elderly patients compared with adult patients (40.