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Contact Dermatitis Due to Nickel Allergy in Patients Suffering from Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity.


ABSTRACT:

Background

 Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is a new clinical entity in the world of  gluten-related diseases. Nickel, the most frequent cause of contact allergy, can be found in wheat  and results in systemic nickel allergy syndrome and mimics irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).  Objective: To evaluate the frequency of contact dermatitis due to nickel allergy in NCWS patients  diagnosed by a double-blind placebo-controlled(DBPC)challenge,and to identify  the  characteristics  of  NCWS  patients  with  nickel  allergy.  Methods: We performed  a prospective study  of 60 patients (54 females, 6 males; mean age 34.1 ± 8.1 years) diagnosed with NCWS from  December  2014 to November 2016; 80 age- and sex-matched subjects with functional gastrointestina l symptoms served as controls. Pat

SUBMITTER: D'Alcamo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5331534 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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