Prevalence of @entity16881 and @entity16880 contact XXXX in @entity2652 : a single centre Irish study.

@entity1 @entity2652 @entity566 @entity1097 @entity16880 @entity16881
BACKGROUND: There has been an increase in @entity16881 (MCI) and especially @entity16880 (MI) contact @entity566 in recent years. OBJECTIVES: We examined the prevalence and demography of MCI/MI and MI contact @entity566 in @entity1 presenting with @entity2652 . METHODS: Eighty @entity1 with @entity2652 were patch tested to the British Society for @entity566 standard series, preservatives and own products between January 2012 and March 2014. RESULTS: A total of 14 (17.5%) @entity1 had positive reactions to this preservative. Five (6.3%) @entity1 tested positive to MCI/MI (0.02%), four (5%) @entity1 tested positive to MI (0.2%) and five (6.3%) @entity1 tested positive to both preparations. Six (7.5%) of these @entity1 were @entity1097 . All @entity1 were female and the mean age was 53.8  years. Sources of allergen were in cosmetics and skin care products. CONCLUSIONS: Contact @entity566 to MCI/MI and MI are commoner than what was reported before and is an emerging cause of @entity2652 . The detection rate of this allergen was increased by 5% in our cohort since the inclusion of MI (0.2%) in the standard series.
