par Oleffe, Jacques ;Menasse, René
Référence ARCH.BELGES DERM., 30, 4, page (231-233)
Publication Publié, 1974
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Among 40 patients with housewive's eczema a positive response to the alkali resistance test was observed in 55% of the cases by the simple method. Pretreatment with acetone (defatting the skin) increased the efficiency of the test by 80% in the positive cases, but was without effect in the negative cases. Among the 15 healthy persons examined a positive response to the alkali resistance test was detected in only 13%. Increased efficiency was also observed with the defatting pretreatment. However, the number of positive responses is clearly of less importance. A comparison was made of the results of the alkali resistance tests for the subjects with or without an allergic sensitivity against some products of the European Standard Set (Calnan 1970). No correlation was found between alkali skin resistance and delayed hypersensitivity.