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ArticleInternational wound journal2018

Contact sensitivity in patients with venous leg ulcer: A multi-centric Indian study.

Reena Rai, Manjunath M Shenoy, Vishalakshi Viswanath, Nilendu Sarma, Imran Majid, Sunil Dogra

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Article in International wound journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Contact dermatitis: An important consideration in leg ulcers.International journal of women's dermatology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Reena RaiDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore, India.
Manjunath M ShenoyDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, India.
Vishalakshi ViswanathDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College & CSMH, Thane, India.
Nilendu SarmaDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Dr B C Roy Institute of Pediatric Science, Kolkata, 700054, India.
Imran MajidDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Govt Medical College, Srinagar, India.
Sunil DograDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
AMRI Hospitals · INGandhi Medical College & Hospital · INGovernment Medical College · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INPSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research · INYenepoya University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Venous leg ulcers are the most common form of non-healing leg ulcers. They are subjected to treatments such as topical medications, dressings, and compression therapies. This can lead to exposure to a number of allergens with subsequent sensitisation and contact dermatitis of the regional skin. This may contribute to the poor ulcer healing. To detect the various contact sensitisers in patients with venous leg ulcers through patch testing, patients from 6 centres across India with venous leg ulcers of longer than 6 weeks duration were enrolled for the study. They were patch tested using a special parch test kit with 27 antigens. A total of 172 patients were included in the study; 82 (48.2%) tested positive for at least 1 antigen. Among them, polyvalent sensitisation was noted in 71% of patients. Wood tar mix (10.4%) and the framycetin (8.7%) were the most common allergens. There is a high frequency of allergic sensitisation to various ingredients of topical therapies used in the venous ulcer management, which may interfere with wound healing. Avoiding them can help obtain a better therapeutic outcome.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllergensBandagesDermatitis, Allergic ContactFemaleHumansIndiaLeg UlcerMaleMiddle AgedPatch TestsVaricose UlcerWound HealingAllergenscontact dermatitispatch testvenous ulcer

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PMID29600560
PMCPMC7949695
OpenAlexW2794817211

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