342
Views
104
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Metals and the Skin

, , , &
Pages 171-235 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

References

  • Epstein W. L., Skahen J. R., Krasnobrod H. Organized epithelioid cell granuloma: differentation of allergic (zirconium) from colloidal (silica) types. Am. J. Pathol. 1963; 43: 391
  • Epstein W. L. Cutaneous granulomas as a toxicologic problem. Dermatotoxicology and Pharmacology, F. N. Marzulli, H. I. Maibach. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Washington, D.C. 1977; 465
  • Turk J. L., Parker D. Immunological aspects of immediate and delayed skin hypersensitivity. Dermatotoxicology, 3rd ed., F. N. Marzulli, H. I. Maibach. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Washington, D.C. 1987; 191
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 721
  • Shelley W. B., Hurley H. J. The allergic origin of zirconium deodorant granulomas. Br. J. Dermatol. 1958; 70: 75–101
  • Turk J. L., Parker D. Immunological aspects of granuloma formation. 1st Int. Symp. on Immunotoxicology, G. G. Gibson, R. Hubbard, D. V. Parke. Academic Press, London 1983; 251
  • Freund J. Sensitization with organ specific antigens and the mechanism of enhancement of the immune respones. J. Allergy 1956; 28: 18
  • Jollès P., Paraf A. Chemical and Biological Basis of Adjuvants, Vol. 13. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1973; 85
  • Frey J. R., Wenk P. Über die Beeinflussung des Dinitrochlorbenzol-kontakt-ekzems des Meerschweinchens durch Infektionen mit Bazillus Calmette-Guérin. Dermatologica 1958; 117: 154
  • Alvord E. C., Shaw C. M., Fahlberg W. J., Kies M. W. An analysis of components of Freund's adjuvants in the production of experimental “allergic” encephalomyelitis in the guinea pig. Z. Immun. -Forsch. 1962; 126: 193
  • Maguire H. C., Chase M. W. Exaggerated delayed-type hypersensitivity to simple chemical allergens in the guinea pig. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1967; 49: 460
  • Magnusson B., Kligman A. M. Allergic Contact Dermatitis in the Guinea Pig. Identifications of Contact Allergens. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, IL 1970; 77
  • Mota I. Antigens. Fundamentals of Immunology, 2nd ed., O. G. Bier, W. Dias da Silva, D. Götze, I. Mota. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1986; 63
  • Allison A. C. Antigens and adjuvants for a new generation of vaccines. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Immunological Adjuvants and Vaccines, G. Gregoriadis, A. C. Allison, G. Poste. Plenum Press, New York 1989; 1
  • Allison A. C., Clark I. A. Macrophage activation and nonspecific immunity. Int. Rev. Exp. Pathol. 1978; 18: 303
  • Wardlaw A. C., Aprile M. A. Field trials of aluminum adjuvant vaccines and toxoids: a review. Int. Symp. on Adjuvants of Immunity, Vol. 1, R. H. Regamey. S. Karger, Basel 1967; 257
  • Relyveld E. H., Martin R., Raynaud M., Damas J. P., Therond C., Henocq E., Romain F., Turpin A., Ceolin G., Cheve J., Digeon M., Cheyroux M. [Calcium phosphate as adjuvant in vaccinations in man]. Ann. Inst. Pasteur 1969; 116: 300
  • Hall J. G. Studies on the adjuvant action of beryllium. IV. The preparation of beryllium containing macromolecules that induce immunoblast responses in vivo. Immunology 1988; 64: 345
  • Unanue E. R., Askonas B. A., Allison A. C. A role of macrophages in the stimulation of immune responses by adjuvants. J. Immunol. 1969; 103: 71
  • Bomford R. Aluminium salts: perspectives in their use as adjuvants. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Immunological Adjuvants and Vaccines, G. Gregoriadis, A. C. Allison, G. Poste. Plenum Press, New York 1989; 35
  • Warren J., Jende M., Takano K. The adjuvant effect of powdered ferric oxide: enhancement of response ofMycoplasma pneumoniae and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines. J. Immunol. 1969; 102: 1300
  • Jollès P., Paraf A. Chemical and Biological Basis of Adjuvants, Vol. 13. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1973; 79
  • Dooms-Goossens A. E., Debusschere K. M., Gevers D. M., Dupré K. M., Degreef H. J., Loncke J. P., Snauwaert J. E. Contact dermatitis caused by airborne agents. A review and case reports. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1986; 15: 1
  • Levene G. M. Platinum sensitivity. Br. J. Dermatol. 1971; 85: 590
  • Menné T. Reactions to systemic exposure to contact allergens. Dermatotoxicology, 2nd ed., F. N. Marzulli, H. I. Maibach. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Washington, D.C. 1983; 483
  • Bader K. F. Organ deposition of silver following silver nitrate therapy of burns. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 1966; 37: 550
  • Hill W. R., Pillsbury D. M. Argyria. The Pharmacology of Silver. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1939; 60
  • Skog E., Wahlberg J. E. A comparative investigation of the percutaneous absorption of metal compounds in the guinea pig by means of the radioactive isotopes:51Cr,58Co,65Zn,110mAg,115Cd,203Hg. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1964; 43: 187
  • Buckley W. R., Oster C. F., Fassett D. W. Localized argyria. Arch. Dermatol. 1965; 697
  • Hill W. R., Montgomery H. Argyria with special reference to the cutaneous histopathology. Arch. Dermatol. Syphilol. 1941; 44: 588
  • Nørgaard O. Investigations with radioactive Ag111 into the resorption of silver through human skin. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1954; 34: 415
  • Fowler J. F. Allergic contact dermatitis to metals. Am. J. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 1: 212
  • Karlik S. J., Eichhorn G. L., Lewis P. N., Crapper D. R. Interaction of aluminum species with deoxyribonucleic acid. Biochemistry 1980; 19: 5991
  • Lai J. C., Blass J. P. Inhibition of brain glycolysis by aluminum. J. Neurochem. 1984; 42: 438
  • Wenk G. L., Stemmer K. L. Activity of the enzymes dopamine-beta-hydroxylase and phenyle-thanolamine-N-methyltransferase in discrete brain regions of the copper-zinc deficient rat following aluminum ingestion. Neurotoxicology 1982; 3: 93
  • Siegel N., Coughlin R., Haug A. A thermodynamic and electron paramagnetic resonance study of structural changes in calmodulin induced by aluminum binding. Biockem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1983; 115: 512
  • Landsberg J. P., McDonald B., Watt F. Absence of aluminum in neuritic plaque cores in Alzheimer's disease. Nature 1992; 360: 65
  • Mayor G. H., Reiser J. A., Makdani D., Ku P. K. Aluminum absorption and distribution: effect of parathyroid hormone. Science 1977; 197: 1187
  • CrapperMcLachlan D. R., Lukiw W. J., Kruck T. P. A. New evidence for an active role of aluminum in Alzheimer's disease. Can. J. Neurol. Sci. 1989; 16: 490
  • Lansdown A. B. G. Production of epidermal damage in mammalian skins by some simple aluminium compounds. Br. J. Dermatol. 1973; 89: 67
  • Brun R., Hunziker N., Evdos P. Recherches sur le mecanisme d'action des antiperspirants. Proc. 13th Int. Congr. Dermatology, Vol. 2, W. Jadassohn, C. G. Schirren. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1967; 755
  • Robinson J. R. Deodorants and antiperspirants. Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs, G. B. Griffenhagen, L. L. Hawkins. American Pharmaceutical Association, Washington, D.C. 1973; 209
  • Brun R. Studies on perspiration. J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 1959; 10: 70
  • Fiedler H. P. Der Schweiss, 2nd ed. Cantor, Aulendorf 1968; 303
  • Reller H. H., Luedders W. L. Mechanism of action of metal salt antiperspirants. II. Adv. Mod. Toxicol. 1977; 4: 18
  • Quatrale R. P., Coble D. W., Stoner K. L., Felger C. B. The mechanism of antiperspirant action of aluminum salts. III. Histological observations of human eccrine sweat glands inhibited by aluminum zirconium chlorohydrate glycine complex. J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 1981; 32: 195
  • Quatrale R. P., Waldman A. H., Rogers J. G., Felger C. B. The mechanism of antiperspirant action by aluminum salts. J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 1981; 32: 67
  • Quatrale R. P., Thomas E. L., Birnbaum J. E. The site of antiperspirant action by aluminum salts in the eccrine sweat glands of the axilla. J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 1985; 36: 435
  • Strassburger J., Coble D. W. Infrared characterization of human sweat glands inhibited with aluminum chlorohydrate. J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 1987; 38: 109
  • Lyon I., Klotz I. M. The interaction of epidermal protein with aluminum salts. J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. Sci. Ed. 1958; 47: 509
  • Blank I. H., Jones J. L., Gould E. A study of the penetration of aluminum salts into excised human skin. Proc. Sci. Sect. Toilet Goods Assoc 1958; 29: 32
  • Alder J. F., Batoreu M. C. C., Pearse A. D., Marks R. Depth concentration profiles obtained by carbon furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for nickel and aluminium in human skin. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1986; 1: 365
  • Johannessen H., Bergan-Skar B. Itching problems among potroom workers in factories using recycled alumina. Contact Dermatitis 1980; 6: 42
  • Hall A. F. Occupational contact dermatitis among aircraft workers. JAMA 1944; 125: 179
  • Williams S., Freemont A. J. Aerosol anti-perspirants and axillary granulomata. Br. Med. J. 1984; 288: 1651
  • Garcia-Patos V., Alomar A., Illeonart R., Cistero A., Matias-Guiu X. Subcutaneous nodules and aluminium sensitivity in patients under hyposensitivity immunotherapy. Med. Cutan. Ibero-Latino-Am. 1990; 18: 83
  • Böhler-Sommeregger K., Lindemayr H. Contact sensitivity to aluminum. Contact Dermatitis 1986; 15: 278
  • Cosnes A., Flechet M. L., Revuz J. Inflammatory nodular reactions after hepatitis B vaccination due to aluminium sensitization. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 23: 65
  • Frost L., Johansen P., Pedersen S., Veien N., Aabel Ostergaard P., Nielsen M. H. Persistent subcutaneous nodules in children hypersensitized with aluminium-containing allergen extracts. Allergy 1985; 40: 368
  • Clemmensen O., Knudsen H. E. Contact sensitivity to aluminium in a patient hyposensitized with aluminium precipitated grass pollen. Contact Dermatitis 1980; 6: 305
  • Castelain P. Y., Castelain M., Vervloet D., Garbe L., Mallet B. Sensitization to aluminium by aluminium-precipitated dust and pollen extracts. Contact Dermatitis 1988; 19: 58
  • Fischer T., Rystedt I. A case of contact sensitivity to aluminium. Contact Dermatitis 1982; 8: 343
  • Kang K. Y., Bice D., Hoffmann E., D'Amato R., Salvaggio J. Experimental studies of sensitization to beryllium, zirconium, and aluminum compounds in the rabbit. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1977; 59: 425
  • Glenny A. T., Pope C. G., Waddington H., Wallace U. The antigenic value of the toxin-antitoxin precipitates of Ramon. J. Pathol. Bacterid. 1926; 29: 31
  • Edelman R. Vaccine adjuvants. Rev. Infect. Dis. 1980; 2: 370
  • Walls R. S. Eosinophil response to alum adjuvants: involvement of T cells in non-antigen-dependent mechanisms. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 1977; 156: 431
  • Myers C. N., Cornwall L. H. Normal arsenic and its significance from the point of view of legal medicine. Am. J. Syphilol. 1925; 9: 647
  • Buchanan W. D. Toxicity of Arsenic Compounds. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1962; 22: 33
  • Webb J. L. Enzymic and Metabolic Inhibitors, Vol. 2. Academic Press, New York 1966; 635
  • Buchet J. P. Lauwerys, R., and Roels, H., Comparison of the urinary excretion of arsenic metabolites after a single oral dose of sodium arsenite, mono-methylarsonate, or dimethylarsinate in man. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 1981; 48: 71
  • Wood J. M. Biological cycles for toxic elements in the environment. Science 1974; 183: 1049
  • McBride B. C., Wolfe R. S. Biosynthesis of dimethylarsine by methanobacterium. Biochemistry 1971; 10: 4312
  • Sandberg G. R., Allen I. K. A proposed arsenic cycle in an agronomic ecosystem. Arsenical Pesticides, E. A. Woolson. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. 1975; 124
  • Woolson E. A. Generation of alkylarsines from soil. Weed Sci. 1977; 25: 412
  • Andreae M. O. Arsenic speciation in seawater and interstitial waters: the influence of biological-chemical interactions on the chemistry of a trace element. Limnol. Oceanogr. 1979; 24: 440
  • Martindale W. Arsenic and arsenic compounds. The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 27th ed., A. Wade. Pharmaceutical Press, London 1977; 1721
  • Stocken L. A., Thompson R. H. S. British anti-lewisite. I. Arsenic derivatives of thiol proteins. Biochem. J. 1946; 40: 529
  • Clough P. Incidence of malignant melanoma of the skin in England and Wales. Br. Med. J. 1980; 280: 112
  • Zaldívar R., Guillier A. Environmental and clinical investigations on endemic chronic arsenic poisoning in infants and children. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. I. Abt. Orig., Reihe B, Hyg., Praev. Med. 1977; 165: 226
  • Arguello R. A., Cenget D. D., Tello E. E. Cancer and endemic arsenicalism in the Cordoba region. Rev. Argent. Dermatosifilol. 1938; 22: 461
  • Morton W., Starr G., Pohl D., Stoner J., Wagner S., Weswig P. Skin cancer and water arsenic in Lane County, Oregon. Cancer 1976; 37: 2523
  • Hindmarsh J. T., McLetchie O. R., Heffernan L. P. M., Hayne O. A., Ellenberger H. A., McCurdy R. F., Thiebaux H. J. Electromyographic abnormalities in chronic environmental arsenicalism. J. Anal. Toxicol. 1977; 1: 270
  • Philipp R. Arsenic exposure: health effects and the risk of cancer. Rev. Environ. Health 1985; 5: 27
  • Dickerson O. B. Arsenic. Metals in the Environment, H. A. Waldron. Academic Press, London 1980; 1
  • Luten J. B., Riekwel-Booy G., Rauchbaar A. Occurrence of arsenic in plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), nature of organo-arsenic compound present and its excretion by man. Environ. Health Perspect. 1982; 45: 165
  • Walsh L. M., Summer M. E., Keeney D. R. Occurrence and distribution of arsenic in soils and plants. Environ. Health Perspect. 1977; 19: 67
  • Zaldívar R., Prunés L., Ghai G. L. Arsenic dose in patients with cutaneous carcinomata and hepatic hemangio-endothelioma after environmental and occupational exposure. Arch. Toxicol. 1981; 47: 145
  • Lüchtrath H. The consequences of chronic arsenic poisoning among Moselle wine growers. Pathoanatomical investigations of post-mortem examinations performed between 1960 and 1977. J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol. 1983; 105: 173
  • Montgomery H., Waisman M. Epithelioma attributable to arsenic. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1941; 4: 365
  • Holmqvist I. Occupational arsenical dermatitis. A study among employees at a copper ore smelting work including investigations of skin reactions to contact with arsenic compounds. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1951; 31(26)1, (Suppl.)
  • Birmingham D. J., Key M. M., Holaday D. A., Perone V. B. An outbreak of arsenical dermatoses in a mining community. Arch. Dermatol. 1965; 91: 457
  • Magos L. Epidemiological and experimental aspects of metal carcinogenesis: physicochemical properties, kinetics, and the active species. Environ. Health Perspect. 1991; 95: 157
  • Cebrian M. E., Albores A., Aguilar M., Blakely E. Chronic arsenic poisoning in the north of Mexico. Hum. Toxicol. 1983; 2: 121
  • Leyh F., Rothlaender J. P. Multiple bowenoide Arsen-Keratosen. Dermatosen Beruf Umwelt. 1985; 33: 99
  • Osborne E. D. Microchemical studies of arsenic in arsenical pigmentation and keratoses. Arch. Dermatol. Syphiloi 1925; 12: 773
  • Pelfrene A. Arsenic and cancer: the still unanswered question. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 1976; 1: 1003
  • Garb L. G., Hine C. H. Arsenical neuropathy: residual effects following acute industrial exposure. J. Occup. Med. 1977; 19: 567
  • Leoncini F. Contributo alia conoscenza delle dermatosi cutanee da arsenicismo professionale. Zentralbl. Haut-Geschlechtskr. 1933; 44: 188
  • Tamponi M. Dermatosi professionale da arsenico. Zentralbl. Haut-Geschlechtskr. 1935; 52: 98
  • Waters W. A., Williams J. H. Hydrolyses and derivatives of some vesicant arsenicals. J. Chem. Soc. 1950; 18
  • Lindgren A., Vahter M., Dencker L. Autoradiographic studies on the distribution of arsenic in mice and hamsters administered74As-arsenite orarsenate. Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol. 1982; 51: 253
  • Scott A. The retention of arsenic in the late cutaneous complications of its administration. Br. J. Dermatol. 1958; 70: 195
  • Domonkos A. N. Neutron activation analysis of arsenic in normal skin, keratoses, and epitheliomas. AMA Arch. Dermatol. 1959; 80: 672
  • Hammer D. I., Finklea J. F., Hendricks R. H., Shy C. M., Horton R. J. Hair trace metal levels and environmental exposure. Am. J. Epidemiol. 1971; 93: 84
  • Chatt A., Secord C. A., Tiefenbach B., Jervis R. E. Scalp hair as a monitor of community exposure to environmental pollutants. Hair, Trace Elements, and Human Illness, A. C. Brown, R. C. Crounse. Praeger, New York 1980; 46
  • Molin L., Wester P. O. The estimated daily loss of trace elements from normal skin by desquamation. Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest. 1976; 36: 679
  • Dutkiewicz T. Experimental studies on arsenic absorption routes in rats. Environ. Health Perspect. 1977; 19: 173
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 134
  • Wahlberg J. E., Boman A. Contact sensitivity to arsenical compounds. Clinical and experimental studies. Dermatosen Beruf Umwelt 1968; 34: 10
  • Penneys N. S. Gold therapy: dermatologic uses and toxicities. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1979; 1: 315
  • Comroe B. I. The use and abuse of gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. JAMA 1945; 128: 848
  • Freyberg R. H. Gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis and Allied Conditions, J. L. Hollander. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1972; 455
  • Schmidt O. E. L. Chrysiasis. Arch. Dermatol. 1941; 44: 446
  • Cox A. J., Marich K. W. Gold in the dermis following gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Arch. Dermatol. 1973; 108: 655
  • Everett M. A. Metal discoloration. Clinical Dermatology, D. J. Demis. Harper and Row, Hagerstown 1979; 4
  • Levantine A., Almeyda J. Drug induced changes in pigmentation. Br. J. Dermatol. 1973; 89: 105
  • Shelley W. B., Epstein E. Contact-sensitivity to gold as a chronic papular eruption. Arch. Dermatol. 1963; 87: 388
  • Bowyer A. Epidermal reactions and prolonged dermal reactions to patch testing with gold salts. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1967; 47: 9
  • Penneys N. S., Ackerman A. B., Gottlieb N. L. Gold dermatitis. A clinical and histopathological study. Arch. Dermatol. 1974; 109: 372
  • Cortell R., Richards R. K. Development of tolerance to gold salts in rats. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 1942; 49: 121
  • Fox J. M., Kennedy R., Rostenberg A. Eczematous contact-sensitivity to gold. Arch. Dermatol. 1961; 83: 956
  • Kligman A. M. The identification of contact allergens by human assay. III. The maximization test: procedure for screening and rating contact sensitizers. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1966; 47: 393
  • Stone R. L., Claflin A., Penneys N. S. Erythema nodosum following gold sodium thiomalate therapy. Arch. Dermatol. 1973; 107: 602
  • Walzer R. A., Feinstein R., Shapiro L., Einbinder J. Severe hypersensitivity reaction to gold. Positive lymphocyte transformation test. Arch. Dermatol. 1972; 106: 231
  • Budden M. G., Wilkinson D. S. Skin and nail lesions from gold potassium cyanide [letter]. Contact Dermatitis 1978; 4: 172
  • Shelley W. B., Juhlin L. Selective uptake of contact allergens by the Langerhans cells. Arch. Dermatol. 1977; 113: 187
  • Ochsner E. H. Biochemistry of topical applications: use of boric acid in septic infections. JAMA 1917; 68: 220
  • Kahlenberg L. On the passage of boric acid through the skin by osmosis. J. Biol. Chem. 1924; 62: 149
  • Freimuth H. C., Fisher R. S. The effect of pH and the presence of other elements in solution on the absorption of boron. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1958; 30: 83
  • Nielsen G. H. Percutaneous absorption of boric acid from boron-containing preparations in rats. Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol 1970; 28: 413
  • Pfeiffer C. C., Jenney E. H. The pharmacology of boric acid and boron compounds. Bull. Nat. Formul. Comm. 1950; 18: 57
  • Pfeiffer C. C., Hallman L. F., Gersh I. Boric acid ointment: a study of possible intoxication in treatment of burns. JAMA 1945; 128: 266
  • Stokinger H. E. The halogens and the nonmetals boron and silicon. Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Vol. 2A, Toxicology, 3rd ed., G. D. Clayton, F. E. Clayton. John Wiley & Sons, New York 1981; 2978
  • Fisher R. S., Freimuth H. C., O'Connor K. A., Johns V. Boron absorption from borated talc. JAMA 1955; 157: 503
  • Rozendaal H. M. Clinical observations on the toxicology of boron hydrides. AMA Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup Med. 1951; 4: 257
  • Svirbely J. L. Toxicity tests of decarborane for laboratory animals. I. Acute toxicity studies. AMA Arch. Ind. Health 1955; 11: 132
  • Cammer P., Lundborg M., Hellström P. Alveolar macrophages and 5μm particles coated with different metals. Arch. Environ. Health 1974; 29: 211
  • Kang K. Y., Salvaggio J. Effects of asbestos and beryllium compounds on the alveolar macrophages. Med. J. Osaka Univ. 1976; 27: 47
  • Dinsdale D., Skilleter D. N., Seawright A. A. Selective injury to rat liver Kupffer cells caused by beryllium phosphate: an explanation of reticuloendothelial blockade. Br. J. Exp. Pathol. 1981; 62: 383
  • Skilleter D. N. Biochemical properties of beryllium potentially relevant to its carcinogenicity. Toxicol. Environ. Chem. 1984; 7: 213
  • Hardy H. L. Beryllium disease—experience with investigation required to establish etiology of occupational disease. Research Methodology and Potential in Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol. 107, L. M. Schuman, A. M. Lilienfeld. New York Academy of Sciences, New York 1963; 525
  • Ivannikov A. T., Popov B. A., Parfenova I. M. Resorption of soluble beryllium compounds through the injured skin. Gig. Tr. Prof. Zabol. 1982; 9: 50
  • Belman S. Beryllium binding of epidermal constituents. J. Occup. Med. 1969; 11: 175
  • DeNardi J. Berylliosis. AMA Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 1953; 8: 1
  • Hannon J. W. G. Beryllium disease. Report of the section on Nature and Prevalence Committee on Occupational Diseases of the Chest, American College of Chest Physicians. Dis. Chest. 1965; 48: 550
  • Krivanek N. D., Reeves A. L. The effect of chemical forms of beryllium on the production of the immunologic response. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 1972; 33: 45
  • Reeves A. L. The immunotoxicity of beryllium. Immunotoxicology: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Immunotoxicology, G. G. Gibson, R. Hubbard, D. V. Parke. Academic Press, London 1983; 261
  • Vorwald A. J., Reeves A. L. Pathologic changes induced by beryllium compounds. AMA Arch. Ind. Health 1959; 19: 190
  • Tepper L. B. Beryllium. Metals in the Environment, H. A. Waldron. Academic Press, London 1980; 25
  • Epstein W. L. Granulomatous hypersensitivity. Prog. Allergy 1967; 11: 36
  • Eisen H. N., Orris L., Belman S. Elicitation of delayed allergic skin reactions with haptens: the dependence of elicitation on hapten combination with protein. J. Exp. Med. 1952; 95: 473
  • Eisen H. N., Belman S. Studies of hypersensitivity to low molecular weight substances. II. Reactions of some allergenic substituted dinitrobenzenes with cysteine or cystine of skin proteins. J. Exp. Med. 1953; 98: 533
  • Alekseeva O. G. Ability of beryllium compounds to cause allergy of the delayed type. Gig. Tr. Prof. Zabol. 1965; 9: 20
  • Alekseeva O. G., Volkova A. P., Svinkina N. V. [On the mechanism underlying the action of beryllium on the organism]. Farmakol. Toksikol. 1966; 29: 353
  • Stiefel T., Schuize K., Zorn H., Tolg G. Toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic studies of beryllium. Arch. Toxicol. 1980; 45: 81
  • Alberts B., Bray D., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Watson J. D. Cell signaling. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed., B. Alberts, D. Bray, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, J. D. Watson. Garland Publishing, New York 1989; 710
  • Martin R. B. Bioinorganic chemistry of calcium. Calcium and Its Role in Biology, Vol. 17, H. Sigel. Marcel Dekker, New York 1984; 1
  • Bikle D. D. Agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 3rd ed., B. G. Katzung. Appleton and Lange, Norwalk, CT 1987; 497
  • Stryer L. Biochemistry, 3rd ed. W. H. Freeman, New York 1988; 988
  • Stüttgen G., Betzler H. Zur Frage der Permeation von Elektrolyten durch die Haut. I. Mitteilung: Vitroversuche mit radioaktivmarkierten Ca++, So4- - und PO4—-ionen an Meerschweinchen- und Müsehaut. Arch. Klin. Exp. Dermatol. 1956; 203: 472
  • Stüttgen G., Betzler H. Zur Frage der Permeation von Elektrolyten durch die Haut. II. Mitteilung in vitro- und vivo-Versuche an menschlicher Haut mit45Ca+ +. Arch. Klin. Exp. Dermatol. 1957; 204: 165
  • Wheeland R. G., Roundtree J. M. Calcinosis cutis resulting from percutaneous penetration and deposition of calcium. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1985; 12: 172
  • Sneddon I. B., Archibald R. M. Traumatic calcinosis of the skin. Br. J. Dermatol. 1958; 70: 211
  • Christenson O. B. An exogenous variety of pseudoxanthoma elasticum in old farmers. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1978; 58: 319
  • Forslind B., Grundin T. G., Lindberg M., Roomans G. M., Werner Y. Recent advances in X-ray microanalysis in dermatology. Scanning Electron Microsc. 1985; 687: 695
  • Menon G. K., Grayson S., Elias P. M. Ionic calcium reservoirs in mammalian epidermis: ultrastructural localization by ion-capture cytochemistry. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1985; 84: 508
  • Isaksson B., Lindholm B., Sjögren B. A critical evaluation of the calcium balance technic. II. Dermal calcium losses. Metabolism 1967; 16: 303
  • Mitchell H. H., Hamilton T. S. The dermal excretion under controlled environmental conditions of nitrogen and minerals in human subjects, with particular reference to calcium and iron. J. Biol. Chem. 1949; 178: 345
  • Consolazio C. F., Matoush L. O., Neslon R. A., Hackler L. R., Preston E. E. Relationship between calcium in sweat, calcium balance, and calcium requirements. J. Nutr. 1962; 78: 78
  • Sky-Peck H. H. Trace metals and neoplasia. Clin. Physiol. Biochem. 1986; 4: 99
  • Bowen H. J. M. Trace Elements in Biochemistry. Academic Press, London 1966; 61
  • Frieberg L., Piscator M., Nordberg G. F., Kjellström T. Cadmium in the Environment, 2nd ed. CRC Press, Cleveland 1974; 23
  • Foulkes E. C. Absorption of cadmium. Cadmium. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, Vol. 80, E. C. Foulkes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1986; 75
  • Wahlberg J. E. Percutaneous toxicity of metal compounds. Arch. Environ. Health 1965; 11: 201
  • Cohn J. R., Emmett E. A. The excretion of trace metals in human sweat. Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. 1978; 8: 270
  • Bjoernber A. Reactions to light in yellow tattoos from cadmium sulfide. Arch. Dermatol. 1963; 88: 267
  • Wester R. C., Maibach H. I., Sedik L., Melendres J., DiZio S., Jamall I., Wade M. In vitro percutaneous absorption of cadmium from water and soil into human skin. Toxicologist 1991; 11: 289
  • Wahlberg J. E. Routine patch testing with cadmium chloride. Contact Dermatitis 1977; 3: 293
  • Beisel W. R. Single nutrients and immunity. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1982; 35: 417
  • Smith R. M. Cobalt in the nutrition of humans and other nonruminants. Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition, Vol. 1, 5th ed., W. Mertz. Academic Press, Orlando 1987; 172
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 723
  • Price M. L., MacDonald D. M. Cheilitis and cobalt allergy related to ingestion of vitamin B12. Contact Dermatitis 1981; 7: 352
  • Nørgaard O. Investigations with radioactive nickel, cobalt and sodium on the resorption through the skin in rabbits, guinea-pigs and man. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1957; 37: 440
  • Suzuki-Yasumoto M., Inaba J. Absorption and metabolism of radioactive cobalt compounds through normal and wounded skins. Diagnosis and Treatment of Incorporated Radionuclides. Proc. Int. Semin. on Diagnosis and Treatment of Incorporated Radionuclides. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna 1976; 119
  • Okubo S. [Contact urticaria to cobalt chloride—comparison of urticarial response between open patch test and scratch test (author's transl.)]. Nippon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi. Jpn. J. Dermatol. 1981; 91: 809
  • Wahlberg J. E. Percutaneous absorption of sodium chromate (51Cr), cobaltous (58Co), and mercuric (203Hg) chlorides through excised human and guinea pig skin. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1965; 45: 415
  • Camarasa J. G., Alomar A. Photosensitization to cobalt in a bricklayer. Contact Dermatitis 1981; 7: 154
  • Romaguera C., Lecha M., Grimalt F., Muniesa A. M., Mascaro J. M. Photocontact dermatitis to cobalt salts. Contact Dermatitis 1982; 8: 383
  • Fisher A. A. Contact dermatitis: at home and abroad. Cutis. 1972; 10: 719
  • Shirakawa T., Kusaka Y., Fujimura N., Kato M., Heki S., Morimoto K. Hard metal asthma: cross immunological and respiratory reactivity between cobalt and nickel. Thorax. 1990; 45: 267
  • Wahlberg J. E., Boman A. Sensitization and testing of guinea pigs with cobalt chloride. Contact Dermatitis 1978; 4: 128
  • Birmingham D. Nickel and cobalt hypersensitivity. Arch. Dermatol. 1953; 68: 740
  • Allenby C. F., Basketter D. A. Minimum eliciting patch test concentrations of cobalt. Contact Dermatitis. 1989; 20: 185
  • Cronin E. Contact Dermatitis. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh 1980; 313
  • DaFonseca A. Joint sensitization with chromium, cobalt and nickel in cement eczema. Acta Dermo-Sifiliogr. 1970; 61: 151
  • Müller R., Breucker G. Cobalt as work-dependent eczematogen and as co-allergen with chromium and nickel. Dermatol. Wochenschr. 1968; 154: 276
  • Kiec-Swierczynska M. Occupational dermatoses and allergy to metals in Polish construction workers manufacturing prefabricated building units. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 23: 27
  • Schwarz K., Mertz W. Chromium (III) and the glucose tolerance factor. Arch. Biochem. Bio-phys. 1959; 85: 292
  • Gammelgaard B., Fullerton A., Avnstorp C., Menné T. Permeation of chromium salts through human skin in vitro. Contact Dermatitis 1992; 27: 302
  • Adams R. M. Metals. Chromium. Occupational Skin Diseases, 2nd ed., R. M. Adams. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia 1990; 208
  • Rudner E. J. North American group results. Contact Dermatitis 1977; 3: 208
  • Langård S., Vigander T. Occurrence of lung cancer in workers producing chromium pigments. Br. J. Ind. Med. 1983; 40: 71
  • Schroeder H. A., Balassa J. C., Tipton I. H. Abnormal trace metals in man—chromium. J. Chronic Dis. 1962; 15: 941
  • Sheehan P. J., Meyer D. M., Sauer M. M., Paustenbach D. J. Assessment of the human health risks posed by exposure to chromium-contaminated soils. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 1991; 32: 161
  • Christie O. H. J., Dinh-Nguyen N. G., Vincent J., Hellgren L., Pimlott W. Spark source mass spectrographic study of metal allergenic substances on the skin. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1976; 67: 587
  • Samitz M. H., Shrager J. Patch test reaction to hexavalent and trivalent chromium compounds. Arch. Dermatol. 1966; 94: 304
  • Samitz M. H., Katz S. A., Schreiner D. M., Gross P. R. Chromium-protein interactions. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1969; 49: 142
  • Bronaugh R. L., Stewart R. F., Simon M. Methods for in vitro percutaneous absorption studies. VII. Use of excised human skin. J. Pharm. Sci. 1986; 75: 1094
  • Czernilewski A., Brykolski D., Depczyk D. Experimental investigations on penetration of radioactive chromium (51Cr) through the skin. Dermatologica 1965; 131: 384
  • Samitz M. H., Katz S., Shrager J. D. Studies of the diffusion of chromium compounds through skin. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1967; 48: 514
  • Mali J. W. H., Van Kooten W. J., Van Neer F. C. J., Spruit D. Quantitative aspects of chromium sensitization. Acta Derm. Venereal. 1964; 44: 44
  • BangPedersen N., Fregert S., Naversten Y., Rorsman H. Patch testing and absorption of chromium. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1970; 50: 431
  • Baranowska-Dutkiewicz B. Absorption of hexavalent chromium by skin in man. Arch. Toxicol. 1981; 47: 47
  • Dutkiewicz T., Przechera M. Estimation of chromium compounds absorption through the skin. Ann. Acad. Med. Lodzensis 1966; 8: 189
  • Fitzgerald J. J., Brooks T. A new cell for in vitro skin permeability studies—chromium (III)/(VI) human epidermis investigations. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1979; 72: 198
  • Wahlberg J. E. Percutaneous absorption of trivalent and hexavalent chromium (51Cr) through excised human and guinea pig skin. Dermatologica 1970; 141: 288
  • Wahlberg J. E., Skog E. The percutaneous absorption of sodium chromate (51Cr) in the guinea pig. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1963; 43: 102
  • Walsh E. N. Chromate hazards in industry. JAMA 1953; 153: 1305
  • Paustenbach D. J., Sheehan P. J., Paull J. M., Wisser L. M., Finley B. L. Review of the allergic contact dermatitis hazard posed by chromium-contaminated soil: identifying a “safe” concentration. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 1992; 37: 177
  • Menné T., Brandup F., Thestrup-Pedersen K., Veien N. K., Andersen J. R., Yding F., Valeur G. Patch test reactivity to nickel alloys. Contact Dermatitis 1987; 16: 255
  • Polak L. Immunology of chromium. Chromium: Metabolism and Toxicity, D. Burrows. CRC Press, Cleveland 1973; 64
  • Smith A. R. Chrome poisoning with manifestations of sensitization. JAMA 1931; 97: 95
  • Joules H. Asthma from sensitisation to chromium. Lancet 1932; 2: 182
  • Novey H. S., Habib M., Wells I. D. Asthma and IgE antibodies induced by chromium and nickel salts. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1983; 72: 407
  • Mali J. W. H., Malten K., Van Neer F. C. J. Allergy to chromium. Arch. Dermatol. 1966; 93: 41
  • Polak L., Turk J. L., Frey J. R. Studies on contact hypersensitivity to chromium compounds. Prog. Allergy 1973; 17: 145
  • Cohen H. A. Experimental production of circulating antibodies to chromium. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1962; 38: 13
  • Samitz M. H., Katz S. Preliminary studies on the reduction and binding of chromium with skin. Arch. Dermatol. 1963; 88: 816
  • Samitz M. H., Katz S. A study of the chemical reactions between chromium and skin. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1964; 43: 35
  • Polak L., Turk J. L., Frey J. R. Studies on contact hypersensitivity to chromium compounds. Prog. Allergy 1973; 17: 153
  • VanNeer F. C. J. Readies op intracutane injecties van drie en zeswaardige chroomverbindgen bij gesensibiliseerde mensen, vackens en caviae. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneeskd. 1965; 189: 1684
  • VanNeer F. C. J. Sensitization of guinea pigs to chromium compounds. Nature 1963; 198: 1013
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 36
  • Breit R., Türk R. B. M. The medical and social fate of the dichromate allergic patients. Br. J. Dermatol. 1976; 94: 349
  • Hogan D. J., Dannaker C. J., Lai S., Maibach H. I. An international survey on the prognosis of occupational contact dermatitis of the hands. Dermatosen Beruf Umwelt 1990; 38: 143
  • Wass U., Wahlberg J. E. Chromated steel and contact allergy. Contact Dermatitis 1991; 24: 114
  • Scheiner D. M., Katz S. A. Chromium complexes and allergic eczematous chromium dermatitis. Rev. Latino Am. Quim. 1973; 3: 160
  • Samitz M. H., Gross S. Effects of hexavalent and trivalent chromium compounds on the skin. Arch. Dermatol. 1961; 84: 404
  • Yamada M., Niwa Y., Fujimoto F., Yoshinaga H. Lymphocyte transformation in allergic contact dermatitis. Nippon Hifuka Gakkai Zas-shi. Jpn. J. Dermatol. 1972; 82: 94
  • Hart E. B., Steenbock H., Waddell J., Elvehjem C. A. Iron in nutrition. VII. Copper as a supplement to iron for hemoglobin building in the rat. J. Biol. Chem. 1928; 77: 797
  • Evans G. W., Majors P. F., Cornatzer W. E. Mechanism for cadmium and zinc antagonism of copper metabolism. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1970; 40: 1142
  • Evans G. W., Cornatzer W. E. Copper and zinc metalloproteins in the rat. Fed. Proc. 1970; 29: 695
  • Starcher B. C. Studies on the mechanism of copper absorption in the chick. J. Nutr. 1969; 97: 321
  • Hagenfeldt K. Studies on the mode of action of the Copper-T device. Acta Endocrinol. Suppl. (Copenhagen) 1972; 169: 3
  • Oster G., Salgo M. P. The copper intrauterine device and its mode of action. N. Engl. J. Med. 1975; 293: 432
  • Menkes J. H., Alter M., Steigleder G. K., Weakley D. R., Sung J. H. A sex-linked recessive disorder with retardation of growth, perculiar hair and focal cerebral and cerebellar degeneration. Pediatrics 1962; 29: 764
  • Schmid R., Winkler J. Überdie Kutane Kupferresorption aus einer Kupfer Enthaltenden Salbe. Klin. Wuchenschr. 1938; 17: 559
  • Whitehouse M. W., Rainsford K. D., Ardlie N. G., Young I. G., Brune K. Alternatives to aspirin, derived from biological sources. Agents Actions Suppl. 1977; 1977: 43
  • Beverdige S. J., Whitehouse M. W., Walker W. R. Lipophilic copper(II) formulations: some correlations between their composition and anti-inflammatory/anti-arthritic activity when applied to the skin of rats. Agents Actions 1982; 12: 225
  • Odintsova N. A. Permeability of human skin to potassium and copper ions and their ultrastructural localization. Chem. Abstr. 1978; 89: 360
  • Bentur Y., Koren G., McGuigan M., Spielberg S. P. An unusual skin exposure to copper; clinical and pharmacokinetic evaluation. J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 1988; 26: 371
  • Walker W. R., Beveridge S. J. Copper salicylates: physicochemical studies and potential biological importance. Inorg. Perspect. Biol. Med. 1979; 2: 93
  • Nordlind K., Lidén S. Patch test reactions to metal salts in patients with oral mucosal lesions associated with amalgam restorations. Contact Dermatitis 1992; 27: 157
  • Walker W. R., Reeves R. R. Perfusion of intact skin by a saline solution of bis(glycinato) copper(II). Bioinorg. Chem. 1977; 7: 271
  • Walker W. R., Beveridge S. J., Whitehouse M. W. Dermal copper drugs: the copper bracelet and Cu(II) salicylate complexes. Agents Actions Suppl. 1981; 8: 359
  • Saltzer E. I., Wilson J. W. Allergic contact dermatitis due to copper. Arch. Dermatol. 1968; 98: 375
  • Frykholm K. O., Frithiof L., Fernstrom Å. I. B., Moberger G., Blohm S. G., Björn E. Allergy to copper derived from dental alloys as a possible cause of oral lesions of lichen planus. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1969; 49: 268
  • Karlberg A. T., Boman A., Wahlberg J. E. Copper—a rare sensitizer. Contact Dermatitis 1983; 9: 134
  • Shelley W. B., Shelley E. D., Ho A. K. S. Cholinergic urticaria: acetylcholine-receptor-dependent immediate-type hyeprsensitivity reaction to copper. Lancet 1983; 1: 843
  • Barranco V. P. Eczematous dermatitis caused by internal exposure to copper. Arch. Dermatol. 1972; 106: 386
  • Forck G., Kastner H., Wagner H. One case of allergic reaction due to copper-T. 2nd Int. Symp. Cont. Derm. Elsinore, March, 1977
  • Romaguera C., Grimalt F. Contact dermatitis from a copper-containing intrauterine contraceptive device. Contact Dermatitis 1981; 7: 163
  • Barkoff J. R. Urticaria secondary to a copper intrauterine device. Int. J. Dermatol. 1976; 15: 594
  • Frentz G., Teilum D. Cutaneous eruptions and intrauterine contraceptive copper device. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1980; 60: 69
  • Jouppila P., Niinimäki A., Mikkonen M. Copper allergy and copper IUD. Contraception 1979; 19: 631
  • Fairbanks V. F., Fahey J. L., Beutler E. Clinical Disorders of Iron Metabolism, 2nd ed. Grune & Stratton, New York 1971
  • Sato S. Iron deficiency: structural and microchemical changes in hair, nails, and skin. Semin. Dermatol. 1991; 10: 313
  • Hård S. Non-anemic iron deficiency as an etiologic factor in diffuse loss of hair of the scalp in women. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1963; 43: 562
  • Litovitz T., Manoguerra A. Comparison of pediatric poisoning hazards: an analysis of 3.8 million exposure incidents. A report from the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Pediatrics 1992; 89: 999
  • Robotham J. L., Lietman P. S. Acute iron poisoning. A review. Am. J. Dis. Child. 1980; 134: 875
  • Neilands J. B., Bindereif A., Montgomerie J. Z. Genetic basis of iron assimilation in pathogenicEscherichia coli. Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. 1985; 118: 179
  • Neilands J. B. Methodology of siderophores. Struct. Bond. 1981; 58: 1
  • Bergeron R. J., Braylan R., Goldey S., Ingeno M. Effects of theVibrio cholerae siderophore vibriobactin on the growth characteristics of L1210 cells [published erratum appears inBiochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 131(1), 585, 1986]. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1986; 136: 273
  • Minato A., Fukuzawa H., Hirose S., Matsunaga Y. Radioisotopic studies on percutaneous absorption. I. Absorption of water-soluble substances from hydrophilic and absorption ointments through mouse skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1967; 15: 1470
  • Malmqvist K. G., Carlsson L. E., Forslind B., Roomans G. M., Akselsson K. R. Proton and electron microprobe analysis of human skin. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sec. B, Beam Interact. Mater. Atoms 1984; 231(B3)611
  • Pollycove M. Iron metabolism and kinetics. Semin. Hematol. 1966; 3: 235
  • Elder G. H. The cutaneous porphyrias. Semin. Dermatol. 1990; 9: 63
  • Cheney B. A., Lothe K., Morgan E. H., Sood S. K., Finch C. A. Internal iron exchange in the rat. Am. J. Physiol. 1967; 212: 376
  • Hussain R., Patwardhan V. N., Sriramachari S. Dermal loss of iron in healthy Indian men. Indian J. Med. Res. 1960; 48: 235
  • Weintraub L. R., Demis D. J., Conrad M. E., Crosby W. H. Iron excretion by the skin. Selective localization of iron59 in epithelial cells. Am. J. Pathol. 1965; 46: 121
  • Beamish M. R., Jacobs A. The measurement of iron clearance from the skin. Br. J. Haematol. 1968; 15: 231
  • Nater J. P. Epidermale Überempfindlichkeit gegen Eisen. Hawarzt 1960; 11: 223
  • Baer R. L. Allergic contact sensitization to iron. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1973; 51: 35
  • Maurer T. The optimization test. Curr. Probl. Dermatol. 1985; 14: 114
  • Burnet F. M. Immunological recognition of self. Science 1961; 133: 307
  • Swain E. B., Engstrom D. R., Brigham M. E., Henning T. A., Brezonik P. L. Increasing rates of atmospheric mercury deposition in midcontinental North America. Science 1992; 257: 784
  • Slemr F., Langer E. Increase in global atmospheric concentrations of mercury inferred from measurements over the Atlantic Ocean. Nature 1992; 355: 434
  • Jernelöv A. Conversion of mercury compounds. Chemical Fallout; Current Research on Persistent Pesticides, M. W. Miller, G. G. Berg. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, IL 1969; 68
  • Jenson S., Jernelöv A. Biological methylation of mercury in aquatic organisms. Nature 1969; 223: 753
  • Yamada M., Tonomura K. Formation of methylmercury compounds from inorganic mercury byClostridium cochlearium. J. Fermet. Technol. 1972; 50: 159
  • Battigelli M. C. Mercury. Environment and Occupational Medicine, W. N. Rom. Little, Brown, Boston 1983; 449
  • Lawrence D., Mudzinsky S., Rudosfsky U., Warner. Mechanisms of metal-induced immunotoxicity. Int. Semin. on the Immunological System as a Target for Toxic Damage, A. Berlin, J. Dean, M. H. Draper, E. M. B. Smith, F. Spreafico. Martinus Nijhoff, DordrechtThe Netherlands 1987; 293
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd. Ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 178
  • Hughes W. L. A physicochemical rationale for the biological activity of mercury and its compound. Mercury and Its Compounds, Vol. 65, C. V. King. New York Academy of Sciences, New York 1957; 454
  • Witten V. H., Grayson L. D., Birnbaum V. H. Studies of the mechanism of allergic eczematous contact dermatitis. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1957; 28: 339
  • Bodde H. E., Kruithof M. A. M., Brussee J., Koerten H. K. Visualization of normal and enhanced HgCl2 transport through human skin in vitro. Int. J. Pharm. 1989; 53: 13
  • Burge K. M., Winkelmann R. K. Mercury pigmentation. An electron microscopic study. Arch. Dermatol. 1970; 102: 51
  • Lerner A. B. Effect of ions on melanin formation. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1952; 18: 47
  • Pulido P., Kägi J. R. H., Vallee B. L. Isolation and some properties of human metallothionein. Biochemistry 1966; 5: 1768
  • Clarkson T. W. The pharmacology of mercury compounds. Annu. Rev. Pharmacol. 1972; 12: 375
  • Silberberg I. Ultrastructural identification of mercury in epidermis. Arch. Environ. Health 1972; 24: 129
  • Bodde H. E., Van den Brink I., Koerten H. K., De Haan F. H. N. Visualization of in vitro percutaneous penetration of mercuric chloride; transport through intercellular space versus cellular uptake through desmosomes. J. Controlled Release 1991; 15: 227
  • Scott A. The behaviour of radioactive mercury and zinc after application to normal and abnormal skin. Br. J. Dermatol. 1959; 71: 181
  • Tsuda M., Anzai S., Sakai M. Organic mercury poisoning. A case report. Yokohama Med. Bull. 1963; 14: 287
  • Okinaka S., Yoshikawa M., Mozai T., Mizuno Y., Terao T., Watanabe H., Ogihara K., Hirai S., Yoshino Y., Inose T., Anzai S., Tsuda M. Encephalomyelopathy due to an organic mercury compound. Neurology 1964; 14: 69
  • Luders G., Fischer H., Hensel U. Hydrargyrosis cutis mit allgemeinen Vergiftungserscheinungen nach langdauernder Anwendung quecksilberhal-tiger Kosmetica. Hautarzt 1968; 19: 61
  • Lamar L. M., Bliss B. O. Localized pigmentation of the skin due to topical mercury. Arch. Dermatol. Syphilol. 1966; 93: 450
  • Calvery H. O., Draize J. H., Laug E. P. The metabolism and permeability of normal skin. Physiol. Rev. 1946; 26: 495
  • Friberg L., Skog E., Wahlberg J. E. Resorption of mercuric chloride and methyl mercury dicyandiamide in guinea-pigs through normal skin and through skin pre-treated with acetone, alkylaryl-sulphonate and soap. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1961; 41: 40
  • Wahlberg J. E., Skog E. Percutaneous absorption of mercuric chloride in guinea-pigs. Effect of potassium iodide and the pretreatment of the skin with irritant concentrations of mercury. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1962; 42: 418
  • Hursh J. B., Clarkson T. W., Miles E. F., Goldsmith L. A. Percutaneous absorption of mercury vapor by man. Arch. Environ. Health 1989; 44: 120
  • Temesvári E., Daróczy J. Histological examination of immediate and delayed contact allergy provoked by mercuric chloride. Contact Dermatitis 1989; 21: 271
  • Stopford W., Donovan D. H., Abou-Donia M. B., Menzel D. B. Glutathione peroxidase deficiency and mercury allergy: amelioration with selenium supplementation. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 105
  • Fisher A. A. Recent developments in the diagnosis and management of drug eruptions. Med. Clin. North Am. 1959; 43: 787
  • Vermeiden I., Oranje A. P., Vuzevski V. D., Stolz E. Mercury exanthem as occupational dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1980; 6: 88
  • Nakayama H., Niki F., Shono M., Hada S. Mercury exanthem. Contact Dermatitis 1983; 9: 411
  • Fisher A. A. Presence of mercury compound in plants. Am. J. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 1: 208
  • Lachapelle J. M., Chabeau G., Ducombs G., Lacroix M., Martin P., Reuter G., Marot L. Enquěte multicentrique relative a la fréquence des tests épicutanés positifs au mercure et au thiom-ersal. Ann. Dermatol. Venereol. 1988; 115: 793
  • Hirano S., Yoshikawa K. Patch testing with European and American standard allergens in Japanese patients. Contact Dermatitis 1982; 8: 48
  • Rudner E. J., Clendenning W. E., Epstein E., Fisher A. A., Jillson O. F., Jordan W. P., Kanof N., Larsen W., Maibach H., Mitchell J. C., O'Quinn S. E., Schorr W. F., Sulzberger M. B. Epidemiology of contact dermatitis in North America: 1972. Arch. Dermatol. 1973; 108: 537
  • Foussereau J., Laugier P. Allergic eczemas from metallic foreign bodies. Trans. St. John's Hosp. Dermatol. Soc. 1966; 52: 220
  • VanKetal W. G., Roeleveld C. G. A curious case of allergy to mercuric compounds. Contact Dermatitis 1977; 3: 106
  • Swaiman K. F., Flagler D. G. Mercury poisoning with central and peripheral nervous system involvement treated with penicillamine. Pediatrics 1971; 48: 639
  • Roshchina T. A. [Toxicological features of indium antimonide and gallium arsenide—a new group of semiconductors], Gig. Tr. Prof. Zabol 1966; 10: 30
  • Roshchin A. V. Industrial aerosols of rare metals and their hygienic significance. Inhaled Part. 1970; 2: 811
  • McCord C. P., Meek S. F., Harrold G. C., Heussner C. E. The physiologic properties of indium and its compounds. J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 1942; 24: 243
  • Roshchin A. V., Taranenko L. A., Muratova N. Z. Sensitizing properties of indium, palladium, and vanadium. Gig. Tr. Prof. Zabol. 1982; 2: 5
  • Alberts B., Bray D., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Watson J. D. The plasma membrane. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed., B. Alberts, D. Bray, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, J. D. Watson. Garland Publishing, New York 1989; 301
  • Moeschlin S. Poisoning. Diagnosis and Treatment. Grune & Stratton, New York 1965; 159
  • Blanquet L., Blanquet P., Cuvelier R., Mouly A., Arnaud Y. Effets des divers modes d'administration des gaz thermaux de Royat sur le pH du sang veineux. Ann. Inst. Hydrol. Climatol. 1953; 24: 45
  • Namur M., Lecomte J., Vely W. Résorption transcutanée du CO2 lors du bain thermal carbo-gazeux. Rev. Md. Liège 1964; 19: 371
  • Poznanskaya N. B. The selective ionic permeability of the human skin. Fiziol. Z. SSSR Im. I. M. Secenova 1940; 28: 323
  • Dubarry J. J., Blanquet P., Tamarelle C., Dubarry B. Transcutaneous penetration of ions in thermal balneotherapy. Bordeaux Méd. 1971; 4: 3703
  • Tamarelle C., Dubarry J. J. Quantitative study of percutaneous penetration in balneotherapy. Presse Therm. Clim. 1972; 109: 37
  • Dobson R. L., Sato K. The secretion of salt and water by the eccrine sweat gland. Arch. Dermatol. 1972; 105: 366
  • Consolazio C. F., Matoush L. O., Nelson R. A., Harding R. S., Canham J. E. Excretion of sodium, potassium, magnesium and iron in human sweat and the relation of each to balance and requirements. J. Nutr. 1963; 79: 407
  • Grice K., Sattar H., Baker H. The cutaneous barrier to salts and water in psoriasis and in normal skin. Br. J. Dermatol. 1973; 88: 459
  • Tregear R. T. The permeability of mammalian skin to ions. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1966; 46: 16
  • Lo J. S., Oriba H. A., Maibach H. I., Bailin P. L. Transepidermal potassium ion, chloride ion, and water flux across delipidized and cellophane tape-stripped skin. Dermatologica 1990; 180: 66
  • Underwood E. J. Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition, 4th ed. Academic Press, New York 1977; 175
  • Beyer W., Imlay J., Fridovich I. Superoxide dismutases. Prog. Nucleic Acid Res. Mol. Biol. 1991; 40: 221
  • Oberley L. W., Kasemset Clair D., St., Autor A. P., Oberley T. D. Increase in manganese superoxide dismutase activity in the mouse heart after X-irradation. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1987; 254: 69
  • Gorecki M., Beck Y., Hartman J. R., Fischer M., Weiss L., Tochner Z., Slavin S., Nimrod A. Recombinant human superoxide dismutases: production and potential therapeutical uses. Free Radical Res. Commun. 1991; 1: 401
  • Rodier J. Manganese poisoning in Moroccan miners. Br. J. Ind. Med. 1955; 12: 21
  • Bertinchamps A. J., Miller S. T., Cotzias G. C. Interdependence of routes excreting manganese. Am. J. Physiol. 1966; 211: 217
  • Doisy E. A. Micronutrient controls on biosynthesis of clotting proteins and cholesterol. 8th Conf. on Trace Substances in Environmental Health, D. D. Hemphill. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1974; 193
  • Ol'mezov V. V., Ostanin V. V., Savitskii K. A., Barinov A. V. [Intravascular hemolysis as a consequence of the resorptive action of potassium permanganate]. Pediatriia 1988; 93
  • NRC. Manganese—National Research Council, Committee on Biologic Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. 1973; 80
  • Stryer L. Biochemistry, 3rd ed. W. H. Freeman, New York 1988; 576
  • Lener J., Bíbr B. Effects of molybdenum on the organism (a review). J. Hyg. Epidemiol. Microbiol. Immunol. 1984; 28: 405
  • Bíbr B., Deyl Z., Lener J., Adam M. Investigation on the reaction of molybdenum with collagen in vivo. Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 1977; 10: 190
  • Bíbr B., Deyl Z., Lener J., Kucera J., Simkova M. The mechanism of action of molybdenum and tungsten upon collagen structures in vivo. Physiol. Bohemoslov. 1987; 36: 417
  • Dueva L. A., Stepanian S. S. [Clinico-immunologic characteristics and prevention of occupational allergic dermatoses due to molybdenum exposure]. Vestn. Dermatol. Venerol. 1989; 1989: 47
  • Boman A., Wahlberg J. E., Hagelthorn G. Sensitizing potential of beryllium, copper and molybdenum compounds studied by the guinea pig maximization method. Contact Dermatitis. 1979; 5: 332
  • Cage G. W., Dobson R. L. Sodium secretion and reabsorption in the human eccrine sweat gland. J. Clin. Invest. 1965; 44: 1270
  • Wahlberg J. E. Transepidermal or transfollicular absorption. Acta Derm. Venereal. 1968; 48: 336
  • Mertz W. Some aspects of nutritional trace element research. Fed. Proc. 1970; 29: 1482
  • Nielsen F. H. Nickel. Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition, Vol. 1, 5th ed., W. Mertz. Academic Press, New York 1987; 245
  • Li N. C., Doody E., White J. M. Some metal complexes of glycine peptides, histidine and related substances. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1957; 79: 5859
  • Lenz C. R., Martell A. E. Metal complexes of camosine. Biochemistry 1964; 3: 750
  • Freeman H. C., Guss J. M., Sinclair R. L. Crystal structures of four nickel complexes of glycine and glycine peptides. J. Chem. Soc. D, Chem. Commun. 1968; 485: 1–12
  • Coddington A., Perkins D. J. The interactions between native and chemically modified human serum albumin and the divalent ions of cobalt and nickel in aqueous solution. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1961; 54: 432
  • Costa M., Simmons-Hansen J., Bedrossian C. W. M., Bonura J., Caprioli R. M. Phagocytosis, cellular distribution, and carcinogenic activity of particulate nickel compounds in tissue culture. Cancer Res. 1981; 41: 2868
  • Doll R., Morgan L. G., Speizer F. E. Cancers of the lung and nasal sinuses in nickel workers. Br. J. Cancer 1970; 24: 623
  • Buckley W. R., Lewis C. E. The “ruster” in industry. J. Occup. Med. 1960; 2: 23
  • Hemingway J. D., Molokbia M. M. The dissolution of metallic nickel in artificial sweat. Contact Dermatitis 1987; 16: 99
  • Avnstorp C., Menne T., Maibach H. Contact allergy to chromium and nickel. Immunotoxicity of Metals and Immunotoxicology, A. D. Dayan. Plenum Press, New York 1990; 83
  • Menné T., Rasmussen K. Regulation of nickel exposure in Denmark. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 23: 57
  • Wells G. C. Effects of nickel on the skin. Br. J. Dermatol. 1956; 68: 237
  • Bennett B. G. Environmental nickel pathways to man. Nickel in the Human Environment: Proc. Joint Symp. IARC, F. W. Sunderman, A. Aitio. Oxford University Press, New York 1984; 487
  • Fullerton A., Andersen J. R., Hoelgaard A., Menne T. Permeation of nickel salts through human skin in vitro. Contact Dermatitis 1986; 15: 173
  • Fullerton A., Andersen J. R., Hoelgaard A. Permeation of nickel through human skin in vitro—effect of vehicles. Br. J. Dermatol. 1988; 118: 509
  • Spruit D., Mali J. W. H., De Groot N. The interaction of nickel ions with human cadaverous dermis. Electric potential, absorption, swelling. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1965; 44: 103
  • Menczel E., Bucks D. A. W., Westen R. C., Maibach H. I. Skin binding during percutaneous penetration. Percutaneous Absorption. Mechanisms, Methodology, Drug Delivery, R. I. Bronaugh, H. I. Maibach. Marcel Dekker, New York 1985; 43
  • Mali J. W. H., Spruit D., Seutter E. Chelation in human sweat. Clin. Chim. Acta 1964; 9: 187
  • Fullerton A., Hoelgaard A. Binding of nickel to human epidermis in vitro. Br. J. Dermatol. 1988; 119: 675
  • Samitz M. H., Katz S. A. Nickel—epidermal interactions: diffusion and binding. Environ. Res. 1976; 11: 34
  • Vandenberg J. J., Epstein W. L. Experimental nickel contact sensitization in man. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1963; 41: 413
  • Sharata H. H., Burnette R. R. Effect of dipolar aprotic permeability enhancers on the basal stratum corneum. J. Pharm. Sci. 1988; 77: 27
  • Menné T., Maibach H. I. Reactions to systemic exposure to contact allergens: systemic contact allergy reactions (SCAR). Immunol. Allergy Pract. 1987; 9: 373
  • Lloyd G. K. Dermal absorption and conjugation of nickel in relation to the induction of allergic contact dermatitis—preliminary results. 2nd Int. Conf. on Nickel Toxicology, S. S. Brown, F. W. Sunderman. Academic Press, London 1980; 145
  • Nørgaard O. Investigations with radioactive Ni57 into the resorption of nickel through the skin in normal and in nickel-hypersensitive persons. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1955; 35: 111
  • Block G. T., Yeung M. Asthma induced by nickel. JAMA 1982; 247: 1600
  • Sunderman F. W. Potential toxicity from nickel contamination of intravenous fluids. Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. 1983; 13: 1
  • Wahlberg J. E. Sensitisation and testing of guinea pigs with nickel sulphate. Dermatologica 1976; 152: 321
  • Vilaplana J., Romaguera C., Grimalt F., Cornellana F. New trends in the use of metals in jewelry. Contact Dermatitis 1991; 25: 145
  • Grandjean P., Nielsen G. D., Andersen O. Human nickel exposure and chemobiokinetics. Nickel and the Skin: Immunology and Toxicology, H. I. Maibach, T. Menne. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 1989; 9
  • Menné T., Christophersen J., Green A. Epidemiology of nickel dermatitis. Nickel and the Skin: Immunology and Toxicology, H. I. Maibach, T. Menne. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 1989; 109
  • Nethercott J. R., Holness D. L., Adams R. M., Belsito D. V., De Leo V. A., Emmett E. A., Fowler J., Fisher A. A., Larsen W., Maibach H., Marks J., Rietschel R., Rosenthal L., Schorr W., Storrs F., Taylor J. Patch testing with a routine screening tray in North America, 1985 through 1989. I. Frequency of response. Am. J. Contact Dermatitis 1991; 2: 122
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 745
  • Creason J. P., Hinner T. A., Bumgarner J. E., Pinkerton C. Trace elements in hair, as related to exposure in metropolitan New York. Clin. Chem. 1975; 21: 603
  • Schroeder H. A. A sensible look at air pollution by metals. Arch. Environ. Health 1970; 21: 798
  • Basketter D. A., Briatico-Vangosa G., Kaestner W., Lally C., Bontinck W. J. Nickel, cobalt, and chromium in consumer products: a role in allergic contact dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1993; 28: 15
  • Bernstein D. M., Kneip T. J., Kleinman M. T., Riddick R., Eisenbud M. Uptake and distribution of airborne trace metals in man. 8th Conf. on Trace Substances in Environmental Health, D. D. Hemphill. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1974; 329
  • Menné T., Thorboe A. Nickel dermatitis—nickel excretion. Contact Dermatitis 1976; 2: 353
  • Cronin E., Di Michiel A. D., Brown S. S. Oral challenge in nickel-sensitive women with hand eczema. 2nd Int. Conf. on Nickel Toxicology, S. S. Brown, F. W. Sunderman. Academic Press, London 1980; 150
  • Schroeder H. A., Balassa J. J., Tipton I. H. Abnormal trace metals in man—nickel. J. Chronic Dis. 1962; 15: 51
  • Ellen G., Van den Bosch-Tibbesma G., Douma F. F. Nickel content of various Dutch foodstuffs. Z. Lebensm.-Unters. Forsch. 1978; 166: 145
  • Wahlberg J. E. Nickel: animal sensitization assays. Nickel and the Skin: Immunology and Toxicology, H. I. Maibach, T. Menne. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 1989; 65
  • Wahlberg J. E., Boman A. S. Cross-reactivity to palladium and nickel studied in the guinea pig. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1992; 72: 95
  • Samitz M. H., Pomerantz H. Studies of the effects on the skin of nickel and chromium salts. AMA Arch. Ind. Health 1958; 18: 473
  • Preininger T. Überempfindlichkeit gegen Nickel-geld. Dermatol. Wochenschr. 1934; 99: 1082
  • Rothman S. Überempfindlichkeit gegen Hartgeld. Dermatol. Wochenschr. 1930; 90: 98
  • Katz S. A., Samitz M. H. Leaching of nickel from stainless steel consumer commodities. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1975; 55: 113
  • Malten K. E., Spruit D. The relative importance of various environmental exposures to nickel in causing contact hypersensitivity. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1969; 49: 14
  • Picardo M., Zompetta C., De Luca C., Cristaudo A., Cannistraci C., Faggioni A., Santucci B. Nickel—keratinocyte interaction: a possible role in sensitization. Br. J. Dermatol. 1990; 122: 729
  • Lammintausta K., Pitkanen O. P., Kalimo K., Jansen C. T. Interrelationship of nickel and cobalt contact sensitization. Contact Dermatitis. 1985; 13: 148
  • Pirilä V., Kajanne H. Sensitization to cobalt and nickel in cement eczema. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1965; 45: 9
  • Kimber I., Quirke S., Beck M. H. Attempts to identify the causative allergen in cases of allergic contact dermatitis using an in vitro lymphocyte transformation test. Toxicol. In Vitro 1990; 4: 302
  • Räsänen L., Tuomi M. Diagnostic value of the lymphocyte proliferation test in nickel contact allergy and provocation in occupational coin dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1992; 27: 250
  • American Industrial Hygiene Association. Osmium and its compounds. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 1968; 29: 621
  • Schwartz L., Tulipan L., Birmingham D. J. Occupational Diseases of the Skin, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1957; 287
  • Granick J. L., Sassa S., Granick S., Levere R. D., Kappas A. Studies in lead poisoning. II. Correlation between the ratio of activated to inactivated δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase of whole blood and blood lead level. Biochem. Med. 1973; 8: 149
  • Sassa S., Granick J. L., Granick S., Kappas A., Levere R. D. Studies in lead poisoning I. Microanalysis of erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels by spectrophotofluorometry in the detection of chronic lead intoxication in the subclinical range. Biochem. Med. 1973; 8: 135
  • Haeger-Aronsen B., Abdulla M., Fristedt B. I. Effect of lead on δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity in red blood cells. Arch. Environ. Health 1974; 29: 150
  • Moore M. R., Meredith P. A., Watson W. S., Sumner D. J., Taylor M. K., Goldberg A. The percutaneous absorption of lead-203 in humans from cosmetic preparations containing lead acetate, as assessed by whole-body counting and other techniques. Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 1980; 18: 399
  • Cohen A. J., Rose F. J. Review of lead toxicology relevant to the safety assessment of lead acetate as a hair colouring. Food Chem. Toxicol. 1991; 29: 485
  • Lilley S. G., Florence T. M., Stauber J. L. The use of sweat to monitor lead absorption through the skin. Sci. Total Environ. 1988; 76: 267
  • Odintsova N. A. [Permeability of the epidermis for lead acetate according to fluorescence and electron-microscopic studies]. Vestn. Dermatol. Veneroi 1976; 19
  • Rasetti L., Cappellaro F., Gaido P. Contribution to the study of saturnism by inhibited oils. Rass. Med. Ind. Ig. Lavoro 1961; 30: 71
  • Schmid R. Untersuchungen zur Pharmakognosie cutan wirkender Pharmaca oder deren Grundstoffe als Medikament-trager. Klin. Wochenschr. 1942; 21: 158
  • Laug E. P., Kunze F. M. The penetration of lead through the skin. J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 1948; 30: 256
  • Rabinowitz M. B., Wetherill G. W., Kopple J. D. Lead metabolism in the normal human: stable isotope studies. Science 1973; 182: 725
  • Shiels D. O. The elimination of lead in sweat. Aust. Ann. Med. 1954; 3: 225
  • Rabinowitz M. B., Wetherill G. W., Kopple J. D. Kinetic analysis of lead metabolism in healthy humans. J. Clin. Invest. 1976; 58: 260
  • Rastogi S. C., Clausen J. Absorption of lead through the skin. Toxicology 1976; 6: 371
  • Pounds J. G. Percutaneous Absorption of Lead; NCTR Technical Report; Experiment Number 199. National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 1979; 5
  • Bress W. C., Bidanset J. H. Percutaneous in vivo and in vitro absorption of lead. Vet. Hum. Toxicol. 1991; 33: 212
  • Fregert S. Allergic contact dermatitis from lead. Contact Dermatitis Newsl. 1973; 13: 352
  • Czarnecki N., Fritsch P. Contact allergy to lead. Hautarzt 1978; 29: 445
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 733
  • Munro-Ashman D., Munro D. D., Hughes T. H. Contact dermatitis from palladium. Trans. St. John's Hosp. Dermatol. Soc. 1969; 55: 196
  • Roshchin A. V. [Problem of metals in work hygiene]. Gig. Tr. Prof. Zabol. 1977; 28: 35
  • Wahlberg J. E., Bowman A. Palladium chloride—a potential sensitizer in the guinea pig. Am. J. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 1: 112
  • Guerra L., Misciali C., Borrello P., Melino M. Sensitization to palladium. Contact Dermatitis 1988; 19: 306
  • Camarasa J. G., Serra-Baldrich E. Palladium contact dermatitis. Am. J. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 1: 114
  • Rebandel P., Rudzki E. Allergy to palladium. Contact Dermatitis 1990; 23: 121
  • Hackel H., Miller K., Eisner P., Burg G. Unusual combined sensitization to palladium and other metals. Contact Dermatitis 1991; 24: 131
  • Rosenberg B., Renshaw E., Van Camp L., Hartwick J., Drobnik J. Platinum-induced filamentous growth inEscherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 1967; 93: 716
  • Shulman A., Dwyer F. P. Metal chelates in biological systems. Chelating Agents and Metal Chelates, F. P. Dwyer, D. P. Mellor. Academic Press, New York 1964; 383
  • Roshchin A. V., Veselov V. G., Panova A. I. Industrial toxicology of metals of the platinum group. J. Hyg. Epidemiol. Microbiol. Immunol. 1984; 28: 17
  • Featherstone J., Dykes P. J., Marks R. The effect of platinum complexes on human skin cells in vivo and in vitro. Skin Pharmacol. 1991; 4: 169
  • Parrott J. L., Hebert R., Saindelle A., Ruff F. Platinum and platinosis. Allergy and histamine release due to some platinum salts. Arch. Environ. Health. 1969; 19: 685
  • Roberts A. E. Platinosis. A five year study of the effects of soluble platinum salts on employees in a platinum laboratory and refinery. AMA Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 1951; 4: 549
  • Levene G. M., Calnan C. D. Platinum sensitivity: treatment by specific hyposensitization. Clin. Allergy 1971; 1: 75
  • Freedman S. O., Krupey J. Respiratory allergy caused by platinum salts. J. Allergy 1968; 42: 233
  • Pepys J., Pickering C. A. C., Hughes E. G. Asthma due to inhaled chemical agents—complex salts of platinum. Clin. Allergy 1972; 2: 391
  • Cleare M. J., Hughes E. G., Jacoby B., Pepys J. Immediate (type I) allergic responses to platinum compounds. Clin. Allergy 1976; 6: 183
  • Lui J., Hsu C. Y., Liu Y. K., Cheng W. J. Therapeutic effect of antimony potassium tartrate in the treatment of schistosomiasis. Chin. Med. J. 1958; 76: 11
  • Harvey S. C. Heavy metals: antimony. The Pharmacological Basis for Therapeutics; A Textbook of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics for Physicians and Medical Students, 3rd ed. Macmillan, New York 1965; 951
  • Stevenson C. J. Antimony spots. Trans. St. John's Hosp. Dermatol. Soc. 1965; 51: 40
  • Paschoud J. M. Deux cas d'eczéma de contact lichénoïde rappelant de très près le lichen plan. Dermatologica 1963; 127: 99
  • Paschoud J. M. Notes cliniques au sujet des eczemas de contact professionnels par l'arsenic et l'antimoine. Dermatologica 1964; 129: 410
  • Schrauzer G. N. Selenium: anticarcinogenic action of an essential trace element. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 293
  • Robertson D. S. F. Selenium—a possible teratogen. Lancet 1970; 1: 518
  • Moxan A. L., Rhian M. Selenium poisoning. Physiol. Rev. 1943; 203: 305
  • Schroeder H. A., Frost D. V., Balassa J. J. Essential trace metals in man: selenium. J. Chronic Dis. 1970; 23: 227
  • Schroeder H. A., Mitchener M. Selenium and tellurium in mice. Effects on growth, survival, and tumors. Arch. Environ. Health 1972; 24: 66
  • Oldfield J. E. The selenium story: a second chapter. Selenium in Biology and Medicine, J. E. Spallholz, J. L. Martin, H. E. Ganther. AVI Publishing, Westport, CT 1981; 1
  • Gissel-Nielsen G. Selenium in soils and plants. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 10
  • Hoekstra W. G. Biochemical role of selenium. 2nd Int. Symp. on Trace Element Metabolism in Animals, W. G. Hoekstra, J. W. Suttie, H. E. Ganther, W. Mertz. University Park Press, Baltimore 1974; 61
  • Diplock A. T. The tocopherol-selenium interaction. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 158
  • Steinberg M. H., Necheles T. F. Erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase deficiency. Biochemical studies on the mechanisms of drug-induced hemolysis. Am. J. Med. 1971; 50: 542
  • Shamberger R. J. Selenium in health and disease. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 253
  • Andren A. W., Klein D. H., Tolmi Y. Selenium in coal-fired steam plant emissions. Environ. Sci. Tecnnol. 1975; 9: 856
  • Medinsky M. A., Cuddihy R. G., McCleUan R. O. Systemic absorption of selenious acid and elemental selenium aerosols in rats. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 1981; 8: 917
  • Dutkiewicz T., Dutkiewicz B., Balcerska I. Dynamics of organ and tissue distribution of selenium after intragastric and dermal administration of sodium selenite. Bromatol. Chem. Toksykol. 1971; 4: 475
  • Smith M. J., Westfall B. B. Further field studies on the selenium problem in relation to public health. Public Health Rep. 1937; 52: 1375
  • Jaffé W. G. Effect of selenium intake in humans and in rats. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 188
  • Yang G. Q., Wang S. Z., Zhou R. H., Sun S. Z. Endemic selenium intoxication of humans in China. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1983; 37: 872
  • Glover J. R. Environmental health aspects of selenium and tellurium. Proc. Symp. on Selenium-Tellurium in the Environment. Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh 1976; 279
  • Chen R. W., Whanger P. D., Fang S. C. Diversion of mercury binding in rat tissues by selenium: a possible mechanism of protection. Pharmacol. Res. Commun. 1974; 6: 571
  • Slinger W. N., Hubbard D. M. Treatment of seborrheic dermatitis with a shampoo containing selenium disulfide. AMA Arch. Dermatol. Syphilol. 1951; 64: 41
  • Sánchez J. L., Torres V. M. Double-blind efficacy study of selenium sulfide in tinea versicolor. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1984; 11: 235
  • Shapiro E. M., Pomerat C. M., Mullins J. F. Toxicity studies on selenium disulfide suspension. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1955; 11: 235
  • Cummins L. M., Kimura E. T. Safety evaluation of selenium sulfide antidandruff shampoos. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 1971; 20: 89
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 739
  • Fritsch P., De Saint Blanquat G., Derache R. [Nutritional and toxicological study of rats fed a diet containing tin (author's transl.)]. Toxicology 1977; 8: 165
  • Boudene C. Food contamination by metals. Trace Metals: Exposure and Health Effects: Proc. Res. Semin. Pergamon Press, Oxford 1979; 163
  • Yamaguchi M., Tamamoto T. Effect of tin on calcium content in the bile of rats. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 1978; 45: 611
  • Stokinger H. E. The metals. Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Vol. 2A, Toxicology, 3rd ed., G. D. Clayton, F. E. Clayton. John Wiley & Sons, New York 1981, 1961
  • Barnes J. M., Stoner H. B. Toxic properties of some dialkyl and trialkyl tin salts. Br. J. Ind. Med. 1958; 15: 15
  • Hall C. A., Ludwig P. D. Evaluation of the potential use for several organotin compounds against the sheep blowfly (Lucilia spp.). Vet. Res. 1972; 90: 29
  • Ascher K. R. S., Nissim S. Organotin compounds and their potential use in insect control. World Rev. Pest Control 1964; 3: 188
  • Stoner H. B. Toxicity of triphenyltin. Br. J. Ind. Med. 1966; 23: 222
  • Alajouanine T., Dérobert L., Thiéffry S. Étude clinique d'ensemble de 210 cas d'intoxication par les sels organiques d'étain. Rev. Neurol. 1958; 98: 85
  • Menné T., Andersen K. E., Kaaber K., Osmundsen P. E., Andersen J. R., Yding F., Valeur G. Tin: an overlooked contact sensitizer. Contact Dermatitis 1987; 16: 9
  • Penninks A. H., Seinen W. Immunotoxicity of organotin compounds. A cell biological approach to dialkyltin induced thymus atrophy. Int. Semin. on the Immunological System as a Target for Toxic Damage, A. Berlin, J. Dean, M. H. Draper, E. M. B. Smith, F. Spreafico. Martinus Nijhoff, DordrechtThe Netherlands 1987; 258
  • Comar C. L. Some principles of strontium metabolism: implications, applications, limitations. Int. Symp. on Some Aspects of Strontium Metabolism, J. M. A. Lenihan, J. F. Loutit, J. H. Martin. Academic Press, London 1967; 17
  • Shimmins J. G., Smith D. A., Nordin B. E. C., Burkinshaw L. A comparison between cal-cium-45 and strontium-85 absorption, excretion and skeletal uptake. Int. Symp. on Some Aspects of Strontium Metabolism, J. M. A. Lenihan, J. F. Loutit, J. H. Martin. Academic Press, London 1967; 149
  • McClellan R. O., Jones R. K. 90Sr-Induced neoplasia: a selective review. Delayed Effects of Bone-Seeking Radionuclides, C. W. Mays, W. S. S. Jee, R. D. Lloyd, B. J. Stover, J. H. Dougherty, G. N. Taylor. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, UT 1969; 293
  • Bruce R. S., Bartlett B. O., Scott Russell R. Time course of the transfer of strontium-90 through food chains to man. Int. Symp. on Some Aspects of Strontium Metabolism, J. M. A. Lenihan, J. F. Loutit, J. H. Martin. Academic Press, London 1967; 33
  • Wahlberg J. E. Percutaneous absorption of radioactive strontium chloride Sr 89 (89SrCl2). A comparison with 11 other metal compounds. Arch. Dermatol. 1968; 97: 336
  • Loeffler R. K., Thomas V. A Quantitative study of percutaneous absorption. I. Absorption of radiostrontium chloride in minute quantities through intact and mechanically damaged rat skin. Nucl. Sci. Abstr. 1951; 5: 48
  • Ilyin L. A., Ivannikov A. T., Parfenov Y. D., Stolyarov V. P. Strontium absorption through damaged and undamaged human skin. Health Phys. 1975; 29: 75
  • Il'in L. A., Ivannikov A. T., Parfenov I. D., Konstantinova T. P., Popov B. A. [Hygienic evaluation of the radiation hazard and the effectiveness of protection during contact of Sr85 with excoriations and intact integument of man]. Med. Radiol. 1975; 20: 44
  • Barclay R. K., Peacock W. C., Karnofsky D. A. Distribution and excretion of radioactive thallium in the chick embryo, rat and man. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 1953; 107: 178
  • Heyroth F. F. Thallium. A review and summary of medical literature. Public Health Rep. 1947; 197: 1, Suppl.
  • U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Occupational Safety and Health. RTECS—Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, Vol. 5, 1985–86 Ed. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C. 1988; 4637
  • Stolman A., Stewart C. P. Metallic poisons. Toxicology, Mechanisms and Analytical Methods, Vol. 1, C. P. Stewart, A. Stolman. Academic Press, New York 1960; 202
  • Prick J. J. G., Smitt W. G. S., Muller L. General remarks and discussion of the literature. Thallium Poisoning, J. J. G. Prick, W. G. S. Smitt, L. Muller. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1955; 7
  • Thyresson N. Experimental investigation on thallium poisoning in the rat. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1951; 31: 3
  • Mullins L. J., Moore R. D. The movement of thallium ions in muscle. J. Gen. Physiol. 1960; 43: 759
  • Moeschlin S. Poisoning. Diagnosis and Treatment. Grune & Stratton, New York 1965; 162
  • Reith J. F. Toxicological notes on thallium intoxication. Thallium Poisoning, J. J. G. Prick, W. G. S. Smitt, L. Muller. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1955; 121
  • Willsky G. R. Vanadium in the biosphere. Vanadium in Biological Systems: Physiology and Biochemistry, N. DennisChasteen. Kluwer, DordrechtThe Netherlands 1990; 1
  • Shechter Y., Meyerovitch J., Farfel Z., Sack J., Bruck R., Bar-Meir S., Amir S., Dengani H., Karlish S. J. D. Insulin mimetic effects of vanadium. Vanadium in Biological Systems: Physiology and Biochemistry, N. DennisChasteen. Kluwer, DordrechtThe Netherlands 1990; 129
  • Zenz C. Vanadium. Metals in the Environment, H. A. Waldron. Academic Press, London 1980; 301
  • Nielsen F. H., Uthus E. O. The essentiality and metabolism of vanadium. Vanadium in Biological Systems: Physiology and Biochemistry, N. DennisChasteen. Kluwer, DordrechtThe Netherlands 1990; 51
  • Stokinger H. E. The Metals. Vanadium. Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Vol. 2A, Toxicology, 3rd ed., G. D. Clayton, F. E. Clayton. John Wiley & Sons, New York 1981; 2013
  • Thomas D. L. G., Stiebris K. Vanadium poisoning in industry. Med. J. Aust. 1956; 1: 607
  • Hambidge K. M. Zinc deficiency in man: its origins and effects. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London B 1981; 294: 129
  • Evans G. W. Zinc and its deficiency diseases. Clin. Physiol. Biochem. 1986; 4: 94
  • Kuramoto Y., Igarashi Y., Tagami H. Acquired zinc deficiency in breast-fed infants. Semin. Dermatol. 1991; 10: 309
  • Miyata S., Okuno T., Shimamura Y., Miyake T. Age-related changes of zinc absorption and excretion. Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals, Vol. 1, 2nd ed., L. Friberg, G. F. Nordberg, V. B. Vouk. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1986; 41
  • Kapur S. P., Bhussry B. R., Rao S., Harmuth-Hoene E. Percutaneous uptake of zinc in rabbit skin. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 1974; 145: 932
  • Derry J. E., McLean W. M., Freeman J. B. A study of the percutaneous absorption from topically applied zinc oxide ointment. JPEN 1983; 7: 131
  • Keen C. L., Hurley L. S. Zinc absorption through skin: correction of zinc deficiency in the rat. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1977; 30: 528
  • Reaven E. P., Cox A. J. The histochemical localization of histidine in the human epidermis and its relationship to zinc binding. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 1963; 11: 782
  • Wormser U., BenZakine S. Increased levels of hepatic and renal metallothionein in the rat and guinea pig after percutaneous application of zinc chloride. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1991; 46: 249
  • Harrison M. E., Walls C., Korslund M. K., Ritchey S. J. An estimation of mineral losses through arm sweat of preadolescent children. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1976; 29: 842
  • Prasad A. S., Schulert A. R., Sandstead H. H., Miale A., Farid Z. Zinc, iron and nitrogen content of sweat in normal and deficient subjects. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 1963; 62: 84
  • Cunnane S. C. Zinc: Clinical and Biochemical Significance. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 1988; 57
  • Weismann K. Zinc Deficiency and Effects of Systemic Zinc Therapy (dissertation). FADL's Forlag, Kobenhavn 1980; 40
  • Weismann K. Zinc Deficiency and Effects of Systemic Zinc Therapy (dissertation). FADL's Forlag, Kobenhavn 1980; 18
  • Millar M. J., Vincent N. R., Mawson C. A. An autoradiographic study of the distribution of zinc65 in rat tissues. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 1961; 9: 111
  • Portnoy B., Molokhia M. M. Zinc and the skin. Br. J. Dermatol. 1970; 83: 412
  • Hsu J. M. Zinc as related to cysteine metabolism. Trace Elements in Human Health and Disease. Zinc and Copper. Vol. 1, A. S. Prasad, D. Oberleas. Academic Press, New York 1976; 295
  • Ågren M. A. Percutaneous absorption of zinc from zinc oxide applied topically to intact skin in man. Dermatologica 1990; 180: 36
  • Hallmans G., Lidén S. Penetration of65Zn through the skin of rats. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1979; 59: 105
  • Klaassen C. D. Absorption, distribution, and excretion of zinc pyridinethione in rabbits. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 1976; 35: 581
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 737
  • Helander I., Mäkelä A. Contact urticaria to zinc diethyldithiocarbamate. Contact Dermatitis 1983; 9: 327
  • Fraker P. J. Zinc deficiency: a common immunodeficiency state. Surv. Immunol. Res. 1983; 2: 155
  • Chiyoya S., Hanada K., Hashimoto I., Katabira Y. Influence of zinc deficiency on cell-mediated immunity. Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals, Vol. 1, 2nd ed., L. Friberg, G. F. Nordberg, V. B. Vouk. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1986; 37
  • Fraker P. J., Zwickl C. M., Luecke R. W. Delayed type hypersensitivity in zinc deficient adult mice: impairment and restoration of responsivity to dinitrofluorobenzene. J. Nutr. 1982; 112: 309
  • Blumenthal W. B. Zirconium in the ecology. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc 1973; 34: 128
  • Epstein W. L., Alien J. R. Granulomatous hypersensitivity after use of zirconium-containing poison oak lotions. JAMA 1964; 190: 162
  • Rublin L., Slepyan A. H., Weber L. F., Neuhauser I. Granulomas of axillas caused by deodorants. JAMA 1956; 162: 953
  • Turk J. L., Parker D. Sensitization with Cr, Ni, and Zr salts and allergic type granuloma formation in the guinea pig. J. Invest. Dermatol. 1977; 68: 341
  • Criep L. H. Allergy to argyrol. JAMA 1943; 121: 421
  • Veien N. K., Hattel T., Justesen O., Norholm A. Aluminium allergy. Contact Dermatitis 1986; 15: 295
  • Fowler J. F. Allergic contact dermatitis to gold [letter]. Arch. Dermatol. 1988; 124: 181
  • Wiesenfeld D., Ferguson M. M., Forsyth A., MacDonald D. G. Allergy to dental gold. Oral Surg. 1984; 57: 158
  • Mountcastle E. A., James W. D., Rodman O. G. Allergic contact stomatitis to a dental impression material [letter]. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1986; 15: 1055
  • Vilaplana J., Romaguera C., Grimalt F. Occupational and non-occupational allergic contact dermatitis from beryllium. Contact Dermatitis 1992; 26: 295
  • Rystedt I. Evaluation and relevance of isolated test reactions to cobalt. Contact Dermatitis 1979; 5: 233
  • Kaaber K., Veien N. K. The significance of chromate ingestion in patients allergic to chromate. Acta Derm. Venereol. 1977; 57: 321
  • VanUlsen J., Stolz E., Van Joost T. Chromate dermatitis from a homeopathic drug. Contact Dermatitis 1988; 18: 56
  • Reid D. J. Allergic reaction to copper cement. Br. Dent. J. 1968; 124: 92
  • VanJoost T., Habets J. M. W., Stolz E., Naafs B. The meaning of positive patch tests to copper sulphate in nickel allergy. Contact Dermatitis 1988; 18: 101
  • Mathews K. P. Immediate type hypersensitivity to phenylmercuric compounds. Am. J. Med. 1968; 44: 310
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 735
  • Feuerman E. J. Recurrent contact dermatitis caused by mercury amalgam dental fillings. Int. J. Dermatol. 1975; 14: 657
  • España A., Alonso M. L., Soria C., Guimaraens D., Ledo A. Chronic urticaria after implantation of 2 nickel-containing dental prosthesis in a nickel-allergic patient. Contact Dermatitis 1989; 21: 204
  • Osmundsen P. E. Contact urticaria from nickel and plastic additives (butylhydroxytoluene, oleylamide). Contact Dermatitis 1980; 6: 452
  • Romaguera C., Vilaplana J., Grimalt F. Contact stomatitis from a dental prosthesis. Contact Dermatitis 1989; 21: 204
  • VanKetel W. G., Niebber C. Allergy to palladium in dental alloys. Contact Dermatitis 1981; 7: 331
  • VanLoon L. A. J., Van Elsas P. W., Van Joost T., Davidson C. L. Contact stomatitis and dermatitis to nickel and palladium. Contact Dermatitis 1984; 11: 294
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 698
  • Baker D. B., Gann P. H., Brooks S. M., Gallagher J., Bernstein I. L. Cross-sectional study of platinum salts sensitization among precious metals refinery workers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 1990; 18: 653
  • Sheard C. Contact dermatitis from platinum and related metals: report of a case. A.M.A. Arch. Dermatol. 1955; 71: 357
  • Fisher A. A. Contact Dermatitis, 3rd ed. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia 1986; 734
  • Feinglos M. N., Jegasothy B. V. “Insulin” allergy due to zinc. Lancet 1979; 1: 122
  • Jordaan H. F., Sandler M. Zinc-induced granuloma—a unique complication of insulin therapy. Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 1989; 14: 227
  • Koizumi H., Tomoyori T., Kumakiri M., Ohkawara A. Acupuncture needle dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1989; 21: 352

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.