Nickel interaction with HLA antigens on the surface of antigen-presenting cells is one mechanism of T-cell activation. A number of studies comparing the frequency of HLA antigens in patients with ...

Nickel allergy is a common form of contact dermatitis, which is an inflammatory skin condition triggered by direct contact with nickel-containing materials. This allergy is particularly prevalent ...

Commonly the allergen in contact allergy is nickel, perfume or preservatives,” says Dr Laftah. “Irritant dermatitis is very ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...

For instance, the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) reported that among 4,121 patients tested, 69.7% had at least one positive reaction, with nickel, methylisothiazolinone (MI), and ...

Results—Allergic contact dermatitis caused by thiourams (23.3%) and mercaptobenzothiazole (20.9%) was prevalent. Other haptens, such as benzocaine and nickel, which are contained in clothing, ...

Studies evaluating the role of genetics in ACD from nickel have yielded conflicting results and are limited by small sample size, poor matching techniques, selection bias, and open study designs.