To evaluate allergic and irritative effects of 64 decorative cosmetic products, a study using patch test was conducted on 205 volunteers comprising of 78 persons having been in frequent contact or having been brought into contact (2 weeks previously) and 127 persons who had little or no contact with the tested products. Patch test on the back of volunteers were carried out for decorative cosmet…
The study was done in the Department of Internal Medicine Pirngadi Hospital, Medan on 160 resiratory patients. The higest frequency of allergy were rhinitis, rhinitis and asthma, asthma and chronic cough. Analysis of skin prick test using environmental allergens showed that the most prevalent were house dust, mite and cockroach, they also produce the largest urtica. There was no difference of s…
Food allergy (FA) is acknowledged as one of the factors that can precipitate the exacerbation of skin lesions among atopic dermatitis (AD) patients. It is also noted that the cause of the food allergy were different in every part of the world, and depends on the type of food that has been consumed. A clinical study was conducted in the Department of Dermato-Venereology Medical Faculty Padjadjar…
Food allergy is an immediate type of hypersensitivity reactions against food allergens. The sensitization by those allergic substances will induce the IgE antibody production by B lymphocytes in the systemic circulation and the gut mucosa. Increased mecosal permeability facilitates this process of sensitization. Conversely, there is a protective effect of SIgA antibodies against the uptake of m…
To evaluate the allergic and irritation effects of skin care cosmetic products, a patch test was carried out. The main problem of this study is that a large number of cosmetics are currently available in the market and that quite many consumers have complained about side effects the cosmetic, besides, some cosmetic producers claim their products to be hypo-allergenic without showing authentic d…
Thirty children with age variation from infancy to 12 years suffering from atopic dermatitis were evaluated for food hypersensitivity according to history, skin prick test, total eosinophil and elimination of suspected food. Sixteen (53.5 percent) experienced with other allergic of suspected food. Sixteen (53.5 percent) experienced with other allergic diseases. One of the parents of 15 (50 perc…