Entries by Sharon Jacob MD

Free Article: IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME-LIKE DISORDERS IN ENDOMETRIOSIS: PREVALENCE OF NICKEL SENSITIVITY AND EFFECTS OF A LOW-NICKEL DIET. AN OPEN-LABEL PILOT STUDY.

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Authors: Borghini R, Porpora MG, Casale R, Marino M, Palmieri E, Greco N, Donato G, Picarelli A Journal: Nutrients. 2020 Jan 28;12(2). pii: E341. doi: 10.3390/nu12020341. Abstract Alimentary nickel (Ni) may result in allergic contact mucositis (ACM), whose prevalence is >30% and may present with IBS-like and extra-intestinal symptoms. These symptoms are also frequent in endometriosis, and Ni allergic contact dermatitis has already been observed […]

Achieve success with your low nickel diet

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In addition to the resources you can find at the Dermatitis Academy low nickel diet page, you can now increase your chances for success with the Nickel Navigator App. The app helps track your daily diet nickel intake! According to Rebelytics, the creators of the app, it is a “…support tool for individuals on a […]

TSW- awareness – one day at a time – TWO Free articles.

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Thank you to the authors and the two great publishers for allowing this limited time free access. “More research is required into long-term topical corticosteroid use and its discontinuation, including topical steroid withdrawal, particularly in the pediatric population”… writes Dr. Belinda Sheary (Australia) who recently published an article describing “[a] qualitative case series [that] studied 10 children whose parents stopped […]

Moisturizer may enhance hydrocortisone absorption

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Applying a moisturizing cream containing propylene glycol after applying topical hydrocortisone to the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis was shown to increase absorption of the glucocorticoid. Original article:  Turpeinen,M.   Absorption of hydrocortisone from the skin reservoir in atopic dermatitis. British Journal of Dermatology. 1991; 124:358-360. Reviewed by Allene Fonseca, PGY-3 Internal Medicine Resident […]

SNAS and thyroid autoimmunity risk

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SNAS (Systemic nickel allergic syndrome may predispose susceptible individuals to developing chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (CAT)   Systemic nickel allergic syndrome as an immune-mediated disease with an increased risk for thyroid autoimmunity Original Article: Andrioli M, Trimboli P, Maio D, Persani L, Minelli M. Systemic nickel allergic syndrome as an immune-mediated disease with an increased risk […]

Delayed-type hypersensitivity to metals in connective tissue diseases

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Delayed-type hypersensitivity to metals in connective tissue diseases and Fibromyalgia   Original article: Bjørklund G, Dadar M, Aaseth J. Delayed-type hypersensitivity to metals in connective tissue diseases and fibromyalgia. Environmental Research. 2018;161:573-579. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.12.004 Reviewed by Jack Guccione, MS3 Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Keywords: Fibromyalgia, Mixed connective tissue disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Nickel, Mercury, Gold, Palladium, […]

FREE Access – Medical Necessity of Comprehensive Patch Testing

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Free Access for 90 days, granted by publisher!!! A Review of the Medical Necessity of Comprehensive Patch Testing Zhu, Tian, Hao*; Suresh, Raagini†; Warshaw, Erin‡§; Scheinman, Pamela∥; Mowad, Christen¶; Botto, Nina**; Brod, Bruce††; Taylor, James, S.‡‡; Atwater, Amber, Reck§§; Watsky, Kalman∥∥; Schalock, Peter, C.¶¶; Machler, Brian, C.***; Helms, Stephen†††; Jacob, Sharon, E.‡‡‡; Murase, Jenny, E.**§§§ […]

Palladium allergic contact granuloma

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Discussion on Palladium granuloma Title:Palladium-induced allergic contact granuloma in a child wearing an earring Original article: Gonzalez-Perez, R, Carrillo-Ruiz, G, & Soloeta, R. Sarcoid-type Allergic Contact Granuloma Caused by Earrings in a Boy. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition). 2012;103(1):73-74. doi: 10.1016/j.adengl.2010.12.008 Reviewed by Jack Guccione, BS. MSIII & Brittanya Limone, MA, BS, MSIV. Loma Linda University […]