Titanium hypersensitivity causing painful intra-abdominal oedema after staple-fixed inguinal hernia repair

Contact Dermatitis. 2018 Jul;79(1):48-49. doi: 10.1111/cod.12985. Epub 2018 Mar 9.

Authors

Silke C Hofmann¹, Maria Plett¹, Stefan Jansen², Peter Thomas³, Karisa F M Thölken¹

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Dermatology, Allergy and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
² Centre for Visceral Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 29521457
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12985

No abstract available

Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; case report; granulomatous reaction; patch test; titanium.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Edema / chemically induced*
Female
Hernia, Inguinal / surgery
Humans
Hypersensitivity / etiology*
Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
Patch Tests
Psoas Muscles
Sutures / adverse effects*
Titanium / adverse effects*

Substances

Titanium