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Metal Allergy: Aluminium

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Aluminium is one of the most abundant metals in the earth’s crust, and aluminium compounds are widely used. Aluminium is considered to be a weak allergen, but contact allergy to aluminium has been more frequently reported in recent years. The most important routes of sensitization to aluminium are aluminium-containing vaccines, hyposensitization with aluminium-adsorbed extracts and contact with aluminium in antiperspirants and other skin products. In this chapter, the literature on aluminium contact sensitization, patch testing and management considerations is reviewed.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Lund University hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    Monica Hindsén

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA, USA

    Jennifer K Chen

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergy Herlev and Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jacob P. Thyssen

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Hindsén, M. (2018). Metal Allergy: Aluminium. In: Chen, J., Thyssen, J. (eds) Metal Allergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58503-1_25

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