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Systemic allergic dermatitis caused by cobalt and cobalt toxicity from a metal on a metal hip replacement.
- Source :
- Contact Dermatitis (01051873); Aug2014, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p113-114, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The article presents a case report of an 84-year-old woman with a orthopaedic history who experienced generalized pruritic eczematous rash. She had undergone a metal-on-metal (MoM) right total hip replacement for a fractured femur neck in May 2009. Skin biopsy of the rash revealed urticarial features with no overt histological evidence of a drug eruption. Diagnosis of the patient revealed systemic allergic dermatitis (SAD) caused by cobalt.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01051873
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contact Dermatitis (01051873)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97071791
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.12267