Patch Testing for Evaluation of Hypersensitivity to Implanted Metal Devices
Schalock PC, Crawford G, Nedorost S, Scheinman PL, Atwater AR, Mowad C, Brod B, Ehrlich A, Watsky KL, Sasseville D, Silvestri D, Worobec SM, Elliott JF, Honari G, Powell DL, Taylor J, DeKoven J. Patch Testing for Evaluation of Hypersensitivity to Implanted Metal Devices. Dermatitis 2016, 27: 241-247. PMID: 27649347, DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatch testingThorough risk-benefit analysisRoutine preoperative evaluationAdverse cutaneous reactionsExpert opinion-based guidelinesAmerican Contact Dermatitis SocietyEvaluation of hypersensitivitySelf-reported historyMetal hypersensitivity reactionsOpinion-based guidelinesRisk-benefit analysisSymptom causalityAdverse eventsClinical factorsPreoperative evaluationCutaneous reactionsHypersensitivity reactionsAssessment of causationPatient managementReaction testingImplanted devicePatientsReasonable evidenceRobust evidenceMetal exposure
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