Nickel allergy is associated with wheezing and asthma in a cohort of young German adults: results from the SOLAR study

Background Nickel allergy is the most prevalent contact allergy. It belongs to a different hypersensitivity type to asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis. The aim of this analysis was to assess whether self-reported nickel allergy is associated with incident wheezing, asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis in youn...

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Main Authors: Laura Kolberg, Felix Forster, Jessica Gerlich, Gudrun Weinmayr, Jon Genuneit, Doris Windstetter, Christian Vogelberg, Erika von Mutius, Dennis Nowak, Hans Drexler, Torsten Schäfer, Katja Radon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-02-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/1/00178-2019.full