Patch Testing with a New Composition of Mercapto Mix: A Multi­centre Study by the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group

• Main Authors: Malin Engfeldt (Author), Marléne Isaksson (Author), Bo Glas (Author), Lina Hagvall (Author), Anna Löfnertz Petersson (Author), Mihály Matura (Author), Berndt Stenberg (Author), Cecilia Svedman (Author), Magnus Bruze (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study investigated whether more patients with contact allergies were detected by patch testing with mercapto mix with a higher concentration of 2-mercaptobenzothiazolinone (MBT) than the commonly used mercapto mix. A total of 3,143 dermatitis patients in 5 Swedish dermatology departments were p...