Allergic Eczema Due to Nickel Contact. Case Report

Abstract

Allergic reactions to nickel are frequent, given the wide uses and properties that this element has shown in industrial production. Although nickel dermatitis has predominantly affected women, it has increased in men due to the use of accessories and jewelry. Systemic sensitization manifestations are known as “nickel scabies” and resemble scabiosis lesions; this clinical form has been poorly reported by medical literature. This article presents a patient with a typical clinical picture of allergic eczema due to nickel contact at the infra-umbilical level, with lesions such as erythema, edema, blisters, papules, blood scabs, chronic friction lichenification, and fissures. The patient had had “nickel scabies” a year ago.