Variability in Paediatric Patch Test Practices Across Europe : A Survey From the European Baseline Series (EBS) Working Party on Behalf of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD)
(2025) In Contact Dermatitis 93(4). p.285-297- Abstract
Background: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an increasingly recognised condition in children and adolescents. However, there is limited knowledge about the different paediatric patch test procedures in European patch test clinics. Objectives: To map current European paediatric patch test practices, and to relate these to the existing literature, with the aim of guiding the development of a future paediatric patch test guideline, and a corresponding paediatric European baseline series (pEBS). Materials and Methods: In the course of late 2023/early 2024, a standardised paediatric patch test e-mail questionnaire was developed, distributed, and discussed among members of the European Baseline Series (EBS) Working Party of the European... (More)
Background: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an increasingly recognised condition in children and adolescents. However, there is limited knowledge about the different paediatric patch test procedures in European patch test clinics. Objectives: To map current European paediatric patch test practices, and to relate these to the existing literature, with the aim of guiding the development of a future paediatric patch test guideline, and a corresponding paediatric European baseline series (pEBS). Materials and Methods: In the course of late 2023/early 2024, a standardised paediatric patch test e-mail questionnaire was developed, distributed, and discussed among members of the European Baseline Series (EBS) Working Party of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD). Results: Areas of agreement and discussion were identified regarding patch testing in children of different ages, with and without atopic dermatitis: (contra)indications, choice of allergens and patch test chambers, peculiarities regarding the application and fixation of tests, occlusion and reading times. Conclusion: Although variability exists in paediatric patch test practices across Europe, there is broad agreement on common procedures, and only a few areas of debate; these findings may be used to inform the development of a future paediatric patch test guideline and pEBS.
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author = {{Aerts, Olivier and Rustemeyer, Thomas and Belloni-Fortina, Anna and Badulici, Sonia and Dickel, Heinrich and Garcia Abujeta, Jose Luis and Giménez-Arnau, Ana Maria and Gonçalo, Margarida and Holden, Catherine R. and Isaksson, Marléne and Latheef, Faheem and Ljubojevic Hadzavdic, Suzana and Mahler, Vera and Özkaya, Esen and Ponyai, Gyorgyi and Pustišek, Nives and Schuttelaar, Marie Louise and Schwensen, Jakob and Spiewak, Radoslaw and Stingeni, Luca and Svedman, Cecilia and Uter, Wolfgang and White, Jonathan M.L. and Wilkinson, Mark and Simonsen, Anne Birgitte and Duus Johansen, Jeanne}},
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keywords = {{allergic contact dermatitis; atopic dermatitis; patch test}},
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series = {{Contact Dermatitis}},
title = {{Variability in Paediatric Patch Test Practices Across Europe : A Survey From the European Baseline Series (EBS) Working Party on Behalf of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD)}},
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