206 정상인의 첩포검사에 관한 역학적조사 = Epidemiologic Study on Contact Sensitization of 206 Healthy Persons

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

206 medical students as being healthy and without a history of contact dermatitis were patch tested with the Hollister-stier standard batteries from February 1989 to March 1991. Men were 184(89.3%) and women were 22(10.7%). Of these, 15(7.3%) reacted to patch test allergens, among whom 8(53.3%) reacted with single substance and total number of sensitizer was 23.
The most frequent sensitizers were : mercury chloride ammoniated 9 cases(4.4%), nickel sulfate 4 cases(1.9%), thimerosal 4 cases(1.9%), cinnamic alcohol 2 cases(1.0%), ethylenediamine. Balsam of Peru. benzyl alcohol and epoxy resin 1 case each(0.5%). Most reactors(65%) including all female reactors showed weak reaction(+1).
These results gave two informations. One was that popular sensitizers were related with medicaments and metal, and the other was that data of contact sensitization in healthy control should precede those of contact dermatitis for correct evaluation of patch test data of contact dermatitis group.