Nickel allergy - What does it do?

Allergy to Nickel and other metals is the root cause or an aggravating factor in many common eczema and dermatitis conditions

As illustrated below, allergy to Nickel and other metals indeed is involved or associated with many common types of eczema and dermatitis. And people most often do not even know that this allergy is a key factor of their condition! Such conditions include:

• Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis (eczema), triggered by many everyday items, to pollution, to professional materials (construction materials....)
• Stomatitis (inflammation of the oral mucosa) and peri-oral dermatitis, caused by the body or skin reaction to Nickel, Chrome or Cobalt present in braces, body implants, or when one brings the metal allergens to or around the mouth with one's fingers, aften they themselves have been in contact with metals allergens
• Dyshidrosis, or dyshidrotic eczema, is a very invalidating type of eczema; about 30-50% people with dyshidrosis are also allergic to Nickel, wich is 3-5 times higher than in the general population
• Non localised atopic dermatitis symptoms
• A number of specific and more rare conditions such as the Baboon syndrome

In all these conditions the allergy then is either:

• The root cause of the eczema / dermatitis
• A common factor making one more likely to break-outs
• A common factor that contributes to maintain the skin in an inflamed state (i.e., with a rash) and to slow down skin recovery
• Any combination of the above!