Systemic allergic dermatitis caused by cobalt and cobalt toxicity from a metal on a metal hip replacement

Contact Dermatitis. 2014 Aug;71(2):113-4. doi: 10.1111/cod.12267.
No abstract available

Keywords: allergy; cobalt; metal on metal hip arthroplasty; metallosis; patch test; systemic allergic dermatitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / instrumentation*
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt / adverse effects*
  • Cobalt / poisoning
  • Cognition Disorders / chemically induced
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Reoperation

Substances

  • Chromium
  • Cobalt