Contact sensitization in children and adolescents: Trends from a multicentre European study (2011–2022)
Contact allergy remains common in the pediatric population but reveals evolving sensitization profiles shaped by regulation and societal change. Sensitization to nickel and acrylates was higher in the youngest children compared to adolescents, whereas PPD sensitization was higher in adolescents. Younger children showed the highest overall prevalence, and regional differences persist. These findings highlight the need for ongoing surveillance and periodic updates to pediatric patch test series to inform prevention and public health strategies.
Authors
- Olivier Aerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0076-2887)
- Maddalena Napolitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-8190)
- Stamatios Gregoriou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7585-1032)
- Timo Buhl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-129X)
- Heinrich Dickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6837-4402)
- Roberto Mazzetto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-2061)
- Radosław Śpiewak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5968-0555)
- Andrea Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4411-3088)
- Luca Stingeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7919-8141)
- Francesca Caroppo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3583-0816)
- Anna Belloni Fortina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-0775)
- Cataldo Patruno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8661-2822)
- Dagmar Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8965-9407)
- Aleksandra Dugonik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-7716)
- Francesca Larese Filon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7717-0417)
- Marie L. A. Schuttelaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-4382)
- Skaidra Valiukevičienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1219-5928)
- Ana M. Giménez‐Arnau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9548-5423)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum (DE)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Magna Graecia University (IT)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- Andreas Sygros Hospital (GR)
- University Clinical Centre Maribor (SI)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.70245
- Primary Topic
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00