Rostoker G, Robin J, Binet O, Blamoutier J, Paupe J, Lessana-Leibowitch M, Bedouelle J, Sonneck J M, Garrel J B, Millet P
Service de Dermatologie, Fondation A. de Rothschild, Paris, France.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1987 Dec;69(9):1408-12.
The cases of three patients who had dermatosis that was caused by an orthopaedic implant are reported. The main clinical pattern was localized or generalized eczema or urticaria. The diagnostic criteria that have been proposed by various authors are reviewed. Removal of the implant did not always result in rapid disappearance of the dermatosis, presumably because a few particles of metal remained in the area of the implant.
