A literature review and expert consensus statement on diagnostics in suspected metal implant allergy.
P ThomasP ArenbergerR BaderA J BircherMagnus BruzeNiels P J De GraafDaniela HartmannJ D JohansenA Jowitz-HeinkeV KrennM KurekA OdgaardThomas RustemeyerBurkhard SummerJacob Pontoppidan ThyssenPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2024)
Using an expert consensus process, statements concerning allergy diagnostics in suspected metal implant allergy were created. Areas of nonconsensus were identified, stressing uncertainty among the experts around topics such as preoperative testing in assumed allergy, histological correlate of periimplant allergy and in vitro testing, which underscores the need for further research.