A study by immunologists at the University of Copenhagen has revealed a never-before-seen immune pathway involved in contact dermatitis—an allergic condition where individuals affected break out in ...

Modifiable patient factors, such as BMI, vitamin D levels and diabetes, can be optimized preoperatively to reduce the risk of infection and other postoperative complications. However, sometimes ...

Cutaneous reactions to metal implants, orthopedic or otherwise, are well documented in the literature. The first case of a dermatitis reaction over a stainless steel fracture plate was described in ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing in preventing allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) through the application of an ...

Geographic access to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Background: Paclitaxel is an effective and commonly used chemotherapeutic. Severe hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to this drug ...

The percentage of our patients who reacted to various fragrance ingredients was, for all fragrance allergens tested, lower than that historically seen by the NACDG. In this study, 6.6% of patients ...

Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating Radiation Following Surgical Excision for Good-Risk Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Long-Term Report From NRG Oncology/RTOG 9804 Despite the widespread use of the ...