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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol · Jul 2010
Case ReportsPersistent nodular contact dermatitis to gold: case report of two cases.
- Vandana Mehta and C Balachandran.
- Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India. vandanamht@yahoo.com
- Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2010 Jul 1; 76 (4): 397-9.
AbstractMetallic gold has long been regarded as a relatively safe and inert material when in contact with the skin and mucosal membranes, with only sporadic reports of allergic contact dermatitis. We report two cases, where persistent nodules developed at sites of gold piercing with gold jewelry with positive patch test reactions to gold.
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