Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2001

Seiten: 289-299

Zeitschrift: Allergologie

Bandnummer: 24

Heftnummer: 7

ISSN: 0344-5062

Verlag: Dustri-Verlag

Abstract: 
A number of patients feel an indifferent emotional disturbance when looking at their amalgam fillings. Most of the complaints of patients suffering subjectively from amalgam fillings are mostly unspecific and cannot be proven medically for a certain disease. In an interdisciplinary study, we studied 40 patients with complaints from their amalgam fillings in comparison to a randomized control group matched for age, sex, and number and size of amalgam fillings. A large-scale anamnesis in regard of nutrition, and life habits as well as atopic symptoms (anmnesis, IgE, skin symptoms), a patch test with amalgam and amalgam-alloying metals and a toxicological study of mercury in 24-hour urine and morning urine were done. Additionnally, psychological questionnaire testing was made and a one-hour psychosomatic interview. Patients and controls did not differ in mercury concentration in blood and urine. In the patient group, there was a significantly higher number of atopics (11/40) in comparison with controls (5/40). Patients felt themselves more psychic burdens and have had higher degrees in the depression scale. Ten patients (25%) fulfilled the criteria of an somatization disorder after ICD-10.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Traenckner, I., Gottwald, B., Kupfer, J., Ganss, C., Eis, D., Schill, W., et al. (2001) Amalgam anxiety and allergy - results of an interdisciplinary study with regard of a female patient with an amalgam allergy, Allergologie, 24(7), pp. 289-299

APA-Zitierstil: Traenckner, I., Gottwald, B., Kupfer, J., Ganss, C., Eis, D., Schill, W., & Gieler, U. (2001). Amalgam anxiety and allergy - results of an interdisciplinary study with regard of a female patient with an amalgam allergy. Allergologie. 24(7), 289-299.