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Patch testing with frullania during a 10-year period: hazards and complications
1Consultation de Dermato-allergie, Clinique Dermatologique, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France.
Contact Dermatitis
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Contact dermatitis from frullania mainly affects people living in the country. The 2 most frequent species in Europe, Frullania dilatata and Frullania tamarisci, do not cross-react: both species must be patch tested when frullania intolerance is suspected. Yet patch testing with frullania may be hazardous: 9 out of 37 cases recorded in Strasbourg correspond to active sensitization by the tests. Since routine testing is risky, only aimed testing can be recommended.