Strengths and Limitations of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate as an Irritant Control in Patch Testing
While SLS can indicate skin irritability for certain allergens, it is not a universal marker. Our large-scale analysis supports binary SLS classification and provides a robust evidence base for the ongoing debate on whether and how irritant controls should be used in patch testing.
Authors
- C. Skudlik
- Nicola Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6040-9305)
- Burkhard Kreft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0373-7283)
- Moritz M. Hollstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0511-3445)
- Susann Forkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-2464)
- Annice Heratizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9231-9865)
- Timo Buhl
- Andréa Carla Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5041-4792)
- Mathias Sulk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5188-1069)
- H. Löffler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2017-8469)
- Silke S. Matzke
- Guido Heine
Institutions
- Danube Private University (AT)
- Osnabrück University (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- University Hospital Leipzig (DE)
- SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contact Dermatitis
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.70075
- Primary Topic
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen