BONAMONTE D.

BackgroundLittle is known about the socio-economic burden of severe chronic hand eczema in patients refractory to treatment with potent corticosteroids.ObjectivesTo estimate the socio-economic burden of severe chronic hand eczema refractory to potent topical corticosteroids, and to establish an algorithm for the estimation of the health-related...

BackgroundData on the epidemiological impact and clinical characteristics of chronic hand eczema in Southern Europe are lacking.ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence of chronic hand eczema in its different stages of severity and refractoriness to standard therapy in patients accessing Italian dermatological reference centres, and to evaluate...

Patch testing is the standard procedure used to diagnose allergic contact dermatitis. It is an in-vivo test, which reproduces the reaction to a contact allergen. This in-vivo test aims to reproduce the elicitation phase of allergic contact dermatitis and is performed applying allergens under occlusion on the skin under standardized conditions....