Table 1. Reported Cases of Cell Phone Nickel Contact Dermatitis

 

Report Date

Age/ Sex

Country

Reference

2000

36 F

32 F

Italy

Pazzaglia M, Pasquale L, Colombina V, Tosti A. Contact dermatitis from

nickel in mobile phone. ContactDermatitis 2000: 42: 362–363.

2007

25 F

France

Livideanu C, Giordano-Labadie F, Paul C. Cellular Phone Addiction and Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Nickel. Contact Dermatitis 2007; 57: 130-131.

2007

19 F

Austria

Wohrl S, Jandl T, Stingl G, et al. Mobile telephone as new source for nickel dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2007;56:113.

2008

18 M

USA

Bercovitch L, Luo J. Cellphone Contact Dermatitis with Nickel Allergy. CMAJ 2008: 178 (1); 23-24.

2008

32 M

India

Madhukara J, Kumaran MS, Abraham A. Cell phone dermatitis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2008;74:500-1

2009

2 patients

Korea

Lee D, Yang J. Preauricular eczema: a sign of cellular phone

Dermatitis. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2009: 35; 193–208.

2010

39 M

Australia

Roberts H, Tate B. Nickel allergy presenting as mobile phone contact dermatitis. Australian Journal of Dermatology 2010: 51(1); 23-25.