{"id":10948,"date":"2024-10-03T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T10:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10948"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T10:05:17","slug":"mayo-clinic-minute-patch-testing-for-contact-dermatitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10948","title":{"rendered":"Mayo Clinic Minute: Patch testing for contact dermatitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"transcriptkaltura-video-1_5iwxxa7n\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<p><strong>Matthew Hall, M.D.:<\/strong> Patients can get allergic to various things that they are using, such as soaps, lotions, makeups, anything that contacts the skin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeeDee Stiepan:<\/strong> Nickel, which is often used in costume jewelry, is the most common allergen. So how can someone know if they&#8217;re having an allergic reaction to something they&#8217;re putting on their skin?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Hall:<\/strong> Patch testing is the crucial test that we perform to assess for allergic contact dermatitis. It&#8217;s a weeklong test. We have to see patients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of the same week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeeDee Stiepan:<\/strong> During the initial visit, the dermatologist determines possible risk factors that may be causing the contact dermatitis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Hall:<\/strong> Then, based on that, we customize a panel of allergens for each patient that are placed on these aluminum discs that are taped onto the back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeeDee Stiepan:<\/strong> After two days, the patient comes back to get the patches removed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Hall:<\/strong> But we also have to see the patient back on Friday because it can take 4 to 5 days before we see reactions. So it&#8217;s a weeklong commitment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeeDee Stiepan:<\/strong> At the end of the week, patients are provided with a list of what they&#8217;re allergic to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Hall:<\/strong> We also give them access to a customized database of products that are safe for them to use that do not contain the substances that they are allergic to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeeDee Stiepan:<\/strong> For the Mayo Clinic Newsnetwork, I&#8217;m DeeDee Stiepan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/contact-dermatitis\/multimedia\/patch-testing-for-contact-dermatitis\/vid-20534460\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Hall, M.D.: Patients can get allergic to various things that they are using, such as soaps, lotions, makeups, anything that contacts the skin. DeeDee Stiepan: Nickel, which is often used in costume jewelry, is the most common allergen. So how can someone know if they&#8217;re having an allergic reaction to something they&#8217;re putting on &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}