Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends

Anne B. Simonsen; Majken H. Foss-Skiftesvik; Jacob P. Thyssen; Mette Deleuran; Charlotte G. Mortz; Claus Zachariae; Lone Skov; Morten Osterballe; Anne Funding; Christian Avnstorp; Bo L. Andersen; Susanne Vissing; Anne Danielsen; Nathalie Dufour; Niels H. Nielsen; Henrik Thormann; Mette Sommerlund; Jeanne D. Johansen

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Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends

Anne B. Simonsen^*, Majken H. Foss-Skiftesvik, Jacob P. Thyssen, Mette Deleuran, Charlotte G. Mortz, Claus Zachariae, Lone Skov, Morten Osterballe, Anne Funding, Christian Avnstorp, Bo L. Andersen, Susanne Vissing, Anne Danielsen, Nathalie Dufour, Niels H. Nielsen, Henrik Thormann, Mette Sommerlund, Jeanne D. Johansen

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Abstract

Background: Contact allergy is common in children, but may be underdiagnosed. Importantly, the clinical relevance of specific allergies is subject to constant change, and it is therefore important to continuously monitor the trends and changes of contact allergies in the paediatric population. Objectives: To identify possible changes in contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis among Danish children referred for patch testing. Methods: A retrospective study was performed based on patch test data from the Danish National Database of Contact allergy. The current data were compared with previously published data on Danish children referred for patch testing. Results: Between 2012 and 2016, 1573 children and adolescents were patch tested. Overall, 385 (24.5%) had at least 1 positive patch test reaction. The overall prevalence was similar in boys and girls, across age groups, and in patients with and without atopic dermatitis. Statistically significant increases in contact allergy to fragrances and isothiazoliones were seen, whereas a decrease in nickel allergy was found. Conclusion: Allergic contact dermatitis continues to be a common disease in children, and is even significantly increasing for some allergens.

Original language	English
Journal	Contact Dermatitis
Volume	79
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	295-302
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0105-1873
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13079
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

allergic contact dermatitis
children
contact allergy
epidemiology
patch testing

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Simonsen, A. B., Foss-Skiftesvik, M. H., Thyssen, J. P., Deleuran, M., Mortz, C. G., Zachariae, C., Skov, L., Osterballe, M., Funding, A., Avnstorp, C., Andersen, B. L., Vissing, S., Danielsen, A., Dufour, N., Nielsen, N. H., Thormann, H., Sommerlund, M., & Johansen, J. D. (2018). Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends. Contact Dermatitis, 79(5), 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13079

Simonsen, AB, Foss-Skiftesvik, MH, Thyssen, JP, Deleuran, M, Mortz, CG, Zachariae, C , Skov, L, Osterballe, M, Funding, A, Avnstorp, C, Andersen, BL, Vissing, S, Danielsen, A, Dufour, N, Nielsen, NH, Thormann, H, Sommerlund, M & Johansen, JD 2018, 'Contact allergy in Danish children: Current trends', Contact Dermatitis, vol. 79, no. 5, pp. 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13079

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