Chronic fatigue syndrome and nickel allergy

50 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 73 controls were patch tested with 8 metal allergens. We found an overrepresentation of allergies among the CFS patients, which was not significant. However, allergy to nickel occurred in 36% of patients in the CFS group and in 19% of subjects in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Contact dermatitis 1999-05, Vol.40 (5), p.269-272
Hauptverfasser:	Marcusson, Jan A., Lindh, Gudrun, Evengard, Birgitta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Allergic diseases Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases chronic fatigue syndrome contact allergy Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - etiology Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - complications Female Humans Immunopathology Male Medical sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap metals Metals and various inorganic compounds Metals, Heavy - adverse effects Middle Aged nickel Nickel - adverse effects Patch Tests psychoimmunology Sex Factors Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	50 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 73 controls were patch tested with 8 metal allergens. We found an overrepresentation of allergies among the CFS patients, which was not significant. However, allergy to nickel occurred in 36% of patients in the CFS group and in 19% of subjects in the control group (p
ISSN:	0105-1873 1600-0536
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06061.x