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The effect of topical steroids on patch test responsiveness was investigated in 15 subjects. A 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide ointment and a control preparation were applied three times daily to opposing sites on the upper part of the inner arms prior to patch testing. From a total of 18 pairs of patch tests applied to the 15 patients, substantial differences in the paired reactions were seen in only three patients after 96 hours. Of these, two had the more intense reaction on the control side, and the third had a greater reaction on the triamcinolone-pretreated side. Previously applied, intermediate-strength topical steroids are unlikely to prevent the detection of contact allergy by patch testing.
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
May 2006,
Allergy,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
November 1988,
Cutis,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
April 1982,
Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de medecine Praxis,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
January 1975,
Dermatologica,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
September 1992,
Zhonghua zheng xing shao shang wai ke za zhi = Zhonghua zheng xing shao shang waikf [i.e. waike] zazhi = Chinese journal of plastic surgery and burns,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
March 1966,
Journal of the Indian Medical Association,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
April 1964,
Semaine therapeutique,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
January 1983,
The Journal of international medical research,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
November 1976,
Die Medizinische Welt,
R A Clark, and
R L Rietschel
January 1985,
Archives of dermatology,
