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Comments on Various Baseline Series for Patch Testing

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National baseline series, often based on continental baseline series, usually contain contact allergens to which patients from a particular region are exposed, and that frequently elicit positive and/or relevant patch test reactions. Differences between national baseline series can be explained, among others, by differences in exposure, prescribing habits of physicians, and the (non-)availability of contact allergens. Particularities of baseline series from the following countries are discussed in this chapter: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico. Furthermore, differences in patch testing may also refer to what vehicle and/or concentration are used to patch-test a given contact allergen. Examples, discussed in this chapter, include metals, hair dyes, rubber components, pharmaceuticals, (meth)acrylates, preservatives, vehicle components, fragrances, and textile dyes. All these considerations should be taken into account when comparing patch test data from different countries.

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The following persons have provided information on their national and/or departmental baseline series and/or their clinical practice of patch testing in their countries: Rosemary Nixon (Australia), Ida Duarte (Brazil), Mette Sommerlund and Jeanne D. Johansen (Denmark), Nadia Raison-Peyron and Evelyne Collet (France), Johannes Geier (Germany), Györgyi Pónyai (Hungary), Luca Stingeni (Italy), Roberto Blancas-Espinosa (Mexico), Erin Warshaw and Mark Denis P. Davis (USA), Radoslaw Spiewak (Poland), Margarida Gonçalo (Portugal), Aleksandra Dugonik (Slovenia), Ana Giménez-Arnau (Spain), Mihály Matura (Sweden), Andreas Bircher (Switzerland), and Natalie Stone (UK).

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Antwerp (UZA) and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Olivier Aerts

  2. Department of Dermatology/Allergology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  3. The Leeds Centre for Dermatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK

    Mark Wilkinson

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  1. Amtssygehuset Gentofte Dept. Dermatology, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  2. Federal Institute for Vaccines & Biomed, Paul Ehrlich Institut Federal Institute for Vaccines & Biomed, Langen, Bayern, Germany

    Vera Mahler

  3. Institut le Bel Labo. Dermatochimie, Strasbourg CX, France

    Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin

  4. Hautklinik, Städtische Kliniken Dortmund Klinikzentrum Mitte, Dortmund, Germany

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Aerts, O., Rustemeyer, T., Wilkinson, M. (2020). Comments on Various Baseline Series for Patch Testing. In: Johansen, J., Mahler, V., Lepoittevin, JP., Frosch, P. (eds) Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72451-5_95-2

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