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[Sarcoidal allergic contact dermatitis due to palladium following ear piercing]
R Blum1, H-P Baum, M Pönnighaus
1Klinik für Hautkrankheiten und Allergologie der Vogtlandklinikum Plauen GmbH, Plauen.
Abstract:
Granulomatous tissue reactions due to jewelry made of gold, silver, nickel and palladium are rare but nevertheless have been known for a long time. A female patient developed nodular infiltrates after having been pierced with ear stickers containing palladium. A contact allergic reaction could be demonstrated as the underlying cause by inducing similar histological changes following patch testing with palladium.