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Table 4 Positive response to allergens of the European standard series in Iranian children with allergic contact dermatitis

From: Patch testing in Iranian children with allergic contact dermatitis

Substance

Concentration (%)

Total (N = 109)

Percent

Male (N = 37)

Percent

Female (N = 72)

Percent

P-Value

Relevance

Nickel sulfate

5

21

19.3

4

10.8

17

23.6

0.130

11 (52.3 %)

Cobalt chloride

1

11

10.1

5

13.5

6

8.3

0.504

4 (36.4 %)

Methylisothiazolinone

0.05

7

6.4

1

2.7

6

8.3

0.419

NA

Colophony

20

6

5.5

1

2.7

5

6.9

0.662

NA

Potassium dichromate

0.5

5

4.6

3

8.1

2

2.8

0.334

NA

Paraben mix

16

4

3.7

2

5.4

2

2.8

0.603

NA

4-tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin

1

4

3.7

0

0.0

4

5.6

0.297

NA

Fragrance mix

8

4

3.7

1

2.7

3

4.2

1.000

NA

Thiuram mix

1

3

2.8

1

2.7

2

2.8

1.000

NA

Mercapto mix

1

3

2.8

0

0.0

3

4.2

0.550

NA

4-Phenylenediamine base

1

2

1.8

0

0.0

2

2.8

0.547

NA

Formaldehyde

1

2

1.8

1

2.7

1

1.4

1.000

NA

N-isopropyl-N-phenyl-4-phenylenediamine

0.1

2

1.8

1

2.7

1

1.4

1.000

NA

Wool Alcohol

30

2

1.8

0

0.0

2

2.8

0.547

NA

Sesquiterpene lactone mix

0.1

2

1.8

2

5.4

0

0.0

0.113

NA

Benzocaine

5

2

1.8

0

0.0

2

2.8

0.547

NA

Cliquinol

5

1

0.9

1

2.7

0

0.0

0.339

NA

Balsam of peru

25

1

0.9

0

0.0

1

1.4

1.000

NA

Epoxy resin

1

1

0.9

0

0.0

1

1.4

1.000

NA

Quaterium-15

1

1

0.9

0

0.0

1

1.4

1.000

NA

Mercaptobenzothiazole

2

1

0.9

1

2.7

0

0.0

0.339

NA

Neomycin sulphate

20

1

0.9

0

0.0

1

1.4

1.000

NA

Hydroxyl-methyl-penthyl-cyclo-carboxaldehyde

5

1

0.9

1

2.7

0

0.0

0.339

NA

Primin

0.01

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

NA

NA