In today’s gadget-obsessed society, Blackberrys and flip phones are often derided as being clunky and old-fashioned, thanks to their push-button keypads, low-resolution screens, and stop-and-go web ...

Puzzled by a rash on a patient’s face? Maybe she’s allergic to the nickel in her cell phone. “Mobile-phone dermatitis is worth bearing in mind any time you see a patient with a rash on the cheek or ...

Disulfiram (Antabuse, Wyeth-Ayerst, Philadelphia, PA) is a nonconventional pharmacologic agent used in therapy for nickel contact dermatitis. It is a chelating agent for metals such as nickel and ...

The aforementioned animal and human experiments along with epidemiological observations seem to follow the scheme 'first tolerance induction, then attempts at sensitizing on the skin', which differs ...