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Contact Allergy

Contact Allergy is a type of acquired, T cell–mediated (type IV) hypersensitivity in which prior sensitization to an exogenous allergen, typically a low-molecular-weight hapten, leads to eczematous inflammation of the skin or mucosa upon subsequent cutaneous or mucosal contact with that allergen.

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European Society of Contact Dermatitis guideline for diagnostic patch testing – recommendations on best practice

Jeanne Duus Johansen, Kristiina Aalto‐Korte, Tove Agner et al. · Contact Dermatitis · 2015 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Updating the maximization test for identifying contact allergens

Albert M. Kligman, William L. Epstein · Contact Dermatitis · 1975 · 1.1K citations

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Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated

Ilkka Hanski, Leena von Hertzen, Nanna Fyhrquist et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 1.1K citations

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Epidermal Langerhans cell density determines whether contact hypersensitivity or unresponsiveness follows skin painting with DNFB.

Galen B. Toews, Paul R. Bergstresser, J. Wayne Streilein · The Journal of Immunology · 1980 · 973 citations

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The Identification of Contact Allergens by Animal Assay. the Guinea Pig Maximization Test**From the Department of Dermatology, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden and the Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.

Bertil Magnusson, Albert M. Kligman · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1969 · 930 citations · Full text

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    Jeanne Duus Johansen

    Gentofte Hospital, Denmark

    129 publications · 8K citations

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    M. Bruze

    Lund University, Sweden

    171 publications · 8.8K citations

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    Wolfgang Uter

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

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    Torkil Menné

    Gentofte Hospital, Denmark

    120 publications · 6.5K citations

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    Howard I. Maibach

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

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    Copenhagen, Denmark

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  2. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

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  3. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    50 h-index

    316 publications

    14.9K citations

  4. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    50 h-index

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  5. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, Germany

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  6. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

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    London, United Kingdom

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  8. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

    Helsinki, Finland

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  1. Contact Dermatitis

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  3. Journal of Investigative Dermatology

    JID · 207 publications · 12.5K citations

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  4. The Journal of Immunology

    JI · 111 publications · 11.1K citations

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    Repository · 445 publications · 12.7K citations

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