Table 1.
Subjects | Contact agents | Concentration (w/v) | Time of exposition | Macroscopic response# |
Control skin | ||||
Normal skin from all patients | - | - | 0 | |
GN | Patch alone | - | 24 h | 1 |
Specific antigens | ||||
PF | Nickel | 5% | 48 h | 3 |
GL | Peru Balsam | 25% | 48 h | 3 |
Chemical agents | ||||
RL | Aqueous Sodium Lauryl Sulphate | 10% | 24 h | 2 |
EY | Toluene | undiluted | 24 h | 2 |
AR | Trichloroacetic acid | 35% | 24 h | 3 |
CL | Sodium Hypochlorite | undiluted | 24 h | 2 |
SD | Salicylic Acid | 30% | 24 h | 2 |
CM | Sodium Hydroxide | 10% | 24 h | 3 |
PC | Glycolic Acid | 70% | 24 h | 2 |
KM | Benzalkonium chloride | 5% | 24 h | 2 |
Phisical agents | ||||
KR | Tape striping | - | 15 min | 1 |
EE | Liquid Nitrogen | - | 2 cycles of 15 sec | 3 |
MA | Ruda tea + UVA | - | 5 min | 1 |
Kinetic response | ||||
AJ | SLS | 10 % | - | 0 |
AJ | SLS | 10 % | 10 h | 1 |
AJ | SLS | 10 % | 48 h | 2 |
AJ | SLS | 10 % | 96 h | 1 |
AJ | SLS | 10 % | 168 h | 1 |
# Macroscopic response grading scale: no irritation = 0, weak = 1, moderate = 2, strong = 3