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How do you perform patch testing in patients who are allergic to adhesives?

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Dermatology · Case Western Reserve University

True allergy to the Scanpor tape most often used in patch testing is rare, even in patients allergic to colophony, p-tert-butyl phenol formaldehyde resin, rubber, or acrylate-based adhesives. What is more common, especially in atopic patients with microbial dysbiosis driving their dermatitis, is fla...

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