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The European Standard Series and its additions: are they of any use in 2013?

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European Journal of Dermatology

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This study has two purposes: — to know whether the European standard series is still the key reference when it comes to contact dermatitis, i.e., are its components still the most frequently involved allergens in contact dermatitis nowadays? — to assess the results of the European standard series among French and Belgian dermatologists/allergists as, so far, most of them have failed to provide statistical data within the European community of allergists/dermatologists. 18 participants from 2 dermatology and allergy centres in Belgium and 11 centres in France collected their results from 3,073 patients tested in 2011. They assessed the relevance of some tests as well as that of the standard series and additional series to establish an etiological diagnosis of contact dermatitis. These results, together with the history of the European standard series, have shownthat some allergens are obsolete and that others should be included in a new standard series for which we are making a few suggestions.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Timone Hospital, 264 Rue Saint Pierre, F-13385, Marseille Cedex, France

    Michel Castelain

  2. Groupe d’Etudes et de Recherches en Dermato-Allergologie (GERDA), Montpellier, France

    Michel Castelain, Haudrey Assier, Marie Baeck, Annick Barbaud, Gilbert Jelen, Nadia Raison-Peyron, Florence Tetard & Martine Vigan

  3. Department of Dermatology, Henri Mondor Hospital, F-94010, Créteil, France

    Dominique Tennstedt

  4. Department of Dermatology — Cliniques universtiares Saint Luc, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium

    Marie Baeck & Florence Tetard

  5. Dermatologie, le Mans Hospital, F-72000, Le Mans, France

    Corina Bara

  6. Department of Dermatology, Brabois Hospital, University Hospital of Nancy, F-54500, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France

    Annick Barbaud & Julie Waton

  7. Department of Dermatology, St Jacques Hospital, F-25000, Besançon, France

    Florence Castelain, Pascal Girardin & Martine Vigan

  8. Department of Dermatology, Saint André Hospital, F-33075, Bordeaux, France

    Brigitte Felix

  9. Department of Dermatology, Estaing Hospital, University Hospital of Clermond-Ferrand, F-63003, Clermond-Ferrand, France

    Marie Christine Ferrie Le Bouedec

  10. Consultation of Dermatology, F-67700, Saverne, France

    Christian Frick & Gilbert Jelen

  11. Department of Dermatology, Saint Jean Clinic, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Marie Claude Jacobs

  12. Department of Dermatology, CHRU University Lille Nord de France, F-59000, Lille, France

    Isabelle Lartigaud

  13. Department of Dermatology, Saint Eloi Hospital, F-34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Nadia Raison-Peyron

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Castelain, M., Assier, H., Baeck, M. et al. The European Standard Series and its additions: are they of any use in 2013?. Eur J Dermatol 24, 15–22 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2258

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