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Internal Medicine • Allergy & Immunology • Dermatology • Atopic Dermatitis • Allergic Skin Diseases
Do you have to remove gold dental crowns if patch testing reveals a gold allergy?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Not all positive patch tests are relevant. I would only recommend removing the dental crowns if there was some evidence that the gold exposure was contributing to the patient's dermatitis or mucosal inflammation that does not have a better explanation.
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