Cutaneous interstitial fluid protein concentrations in the inflammatory syndrome: pharmacological consequences.

Concentrations of alpha 1 acid glycoprotein, albumin, transferrin, haptoglobin, immunoglobulins G, A, M and apolipoprotein B were measured in serum and suction blister fluid from a group of individuals presenting a biologically proven inflammatory syndrome, and from a control group. Protein values in suction blister fluid did not change from the 2nd to the 3rd h after the beginning of blister formation. The ratio of the concentration of proteins in blister fluid and serum did not differ significantly between the groups.

Eczematous dermatitis in relation to carbon ligamentoplasty.

Carbon biomedical devices are widely used in prosthetic surgery; their biocompatibility is excellent and cutaneous or mucosal adverse effects of carbon material remain exceptional. We describe a patient who developed an eczematous dermatitis on the right knee in the vicinity of a ligamentoplasty performed 2 months earlier. Patch testing with the carbon ligament was positive.