Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39778913›Full record

ArticleContact dermatitis2025

Prevalence and Determinants of Sensitisation to Neomycin in North-Eastern Italy, 1997-2021.

Luca Cegolon, Francesca Larese Filon, North‐East Research Group on Contact Dermatitis

Abstract readMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Article in Contact dermatitis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Luca CegolonDepartment of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6285-7355
Francesca Larese FilonDepartment of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7717-0417
North‐East Research Group on Contact DermatitisAnna Belloni Fortina, University of Padua, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAllergic contact dermatitis (ACD) induced by topical application of neomycin is frequently reported.

objectivesThis multi-center study investigated prevalence and determinants of neomycin sensitisations in 30 629 outpatients from North-eastern Italy during 1997-2021. PATIENTS AND

methodsEuropean baseline and extended Triveneto series were applied on the upper back of patients patch testing for suspected ACD and removed after 48 h.

resultsPrevalence of neomycin sensitisation was 2.29% (=701/30 629), significantly decreasing over time, especially after 2003. Neomycin sensitisation increased with age, especially in female patients older than 60 with leg dermatitis. The majority of patients sensitised to neomycin (74.5%) tested positive also against other haptens, particularly ingredients included in creams and emollients, as lanolin or benzocaine or preservatives as thimerosal or parabens.

conclusionsThe decreasing prevalence of neomycin sensitisation over time likely reflected reduced accessibility and circulation of neomycin in Italy, due to containment of prescriptions and over-the-counter accessibility. Older individuals are typically more likely to be treated by topical medications and antibiotics as neomycin for various conditions, including stasis dermatitis. Since ACD caused by topical medications is relatively easy to miss, comprehensive drug history and patch testing are essential for any patient with suspected sensitisation caused by neomycin.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsDermatitis, Allergic ContactNeomycinAdolescentAdultAgedChildFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedPatch TestsPrevalenceYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsNeomycinallergic contact dermatitisepidemiologyhaptenneomycinpatch testprevalencesensitisation

Identifiers

PMID39778913
PMCPMC12055313

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.