For a contact allergy, do you need to test for the metals individually or does it suffice to just test with a piece of metal from the device?

Patient is getting a device for PFO closure that contains nickel, platinum, and titanium. Is it OK to just use the piece of metal from the manufacturer or should the metals be test individually as well?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

I asked Dr. Brandon Adler about this question and he said:Testing with metal discs or samples from a manufacturer is not recommended because irritant reactions, false negatives, and false positives are known to occur. Even if there were to be a true positive reaction, there would be no way to know w...

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For a contact allergy, do you need to test for the metals individually or does it suffice to just test with a piece of metal from the device?

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