Prevalence and Trend of Allergen Sensitization in Patients with Cheilitis Referred for Patch Testing, North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data, 2001-2018.
Jonathan Ian SilverbergManotri ChaubalErin M WarshawHoward I MaibachDonald V BelsitoJoel G DeKovenKathryn A ZugJames S TaylorDennis SassevilleVincent A DeLeoMelanie D PrattMargo J ReederAmber R AtwaterJoseph F FowlerMarie-Claude HoulePublished in: Contact dermatitis (2022)
Patients with cheilitis who were referred for patch testing had high rates of positive and relevant allergens. More than 1 in 4 patient with any, primary, or sole cheilitis had a positive reaction to non-NACDG screening allergens (28.0%, 26.8%, 31.1% vs 21.6%) compared to patients without cheilitis, emphasizing the need for expanded patch test series in cheilitis.