Two cases of nickel dermatitis showing vitiligo-like depigmentations.
- Author:
Hyung Il KIM
1
;
Duck Hyun KIM
;
Moon Soo YOON
;
Hee Ju KIM
;
Sungnack LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Nickel dermatitis; vitiligo-like depigmentation; nickel sensitivity
- MeSH: Adult; Dermatitis, Contact/*etiology; Human; Male; Middle Aged; Nickel/*adverse effects; Vitiligo/*chemically induced
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1991;32(1):79-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The authors reviewed two patients showing "vitiligo-like depigmentations" where the skin had been in close contact with a metal spectacle frame made of nickel alloy. In spite of the hypersensitivity to nickel in both patients, they showed clinical and histologic findings indicate that the formation of "vitiligo-like depigmentation" does not result from posinflammatory hypopigmentation but from chemical hypomelanosis. We could not explain the underlying mechanisms; however, the speculation that the "vitiligo-like depigmentation" may come from the direct effect of the nickel itself, prompted us to report these cases.
