The electronic cigarette: the new source of nickel contact allergy of the 21st century?

Contact Dermatitis. 2015 Jul;73(1):49-50. doi: 10.1111/cod.12373. Epub 2015 Mar 20.

Authors

Claire Maridet¹, Benoit Atge², Jean-Michel Amici³, Alain Taïeb¹, Brigitte Milpied¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-André, CHU Bordeaux, 33075, Bordeaux, France.
² Department of Medicine and Occupational Diseases, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU Bordeaux, 33076, Bordeaux, France.
³ Cabinet de Dermatologie Rive Droite, 33150, Bordeaux, France.

PMID: 25801540
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12373

No abstract available

Keywords: contact dermatitis; electronic cigarette; nickel.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / adverse effects*
Female
Hand Dermatoses / chemically induced*
Hand Dermatoses / diagnosis
Humans
Middle Aged
Nickel / adverse effects*
Patch Tests

Substances

Nickel