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‘New’ contact allergens

‘New’ contact allergens ‘New’ contact allergens Jochen Brasch Purpose of review Introduction Due to the continuously changing environmental conditions, Contact sensitization may occur in susceptible individ- it is necessary to regularly monitor and update the spectrum uals following appropriate exposure to potential contact of contact allergens that elicit contact dermatitis. New allergens. The clinically relevant spectrum of contact contact allergens and known contact allergens with allergens keeps changing due to the emergence of new currently increasing importance need to be identified for allergenic substances and to changing exposure to known diagnostic and preventive purposes. contact allergens. This review will cover both of these Recent findings aspects but it will concentrate on issues that are likely to Within the last few years, allergic contact allergy to a attain a more general importance in the future. number of substances derived from plants and other materials was reported for the first time. Furthermore, it has Recently detected allergens become obvious that dyes, especially Nature, with its plants and other materials, is still a source paraphenylenediamine-related dyes, and fragrances are of allergens that have not previously been identified. sources of contact allergens with increasing frequency. It is Miconidin and miconidin methyl ester were isolated from likely http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

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1528-4050
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1473-6322
DOI
10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282a64241
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17873580
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Abstract

‘New’ contact allergens Jochen Brasch Purpose of review Introduction Due to the continuously changing environmental conditions, Contact sensitization may occur in susceptible individ- it is necessary to regularly monitor and update the spectrum uals following appropriate exposure to potential contact of contact allergens that elicit contact dermatitis. New allergens. The clinically relevant spectrum of contact contact allergens and known contact allergens with allergens keeps changing due to the emergence of new currently increasing importance need to be identified for allergenic substances and to changing exposure to known diagnostic and preventive purposes. contact allergens. This review will cover both of these Recent findings aspects but it will concentrate on issues that are likely to Within the last few years, allergic contact allergy to a attain a more general importance in the future. number of substances derived from plants and other materials was reported for the first time. Furthermore, it has Recently detected allergens become obvious that dyes, especially Nature, with its plants and other materials, is still a source paraphenylenediamine-related dyes, and fragrances are of allergens that have not previously been identified. sources of contact allergens with increasing frequency. It is Miconidin and miconidin methyl ester were isolated from likely

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Oct 1, 2007

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