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Case Reports
. 2000 Feb;65(2):116.

Systemic contact dermatitis caused by oral chromium picolinate

  • PMID: 10696566
Case Reports

Systemic contact dermatitis caused by oral chromium picolinate

J F Fowler Jr. Cutis. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

Although nickel is the metal most commonly implicated in systemic contact dermatitis, other metals such as chromate have also been known to cause dermatitis when ingested. Chromium picolinate has been espoused as a nutritional supplement. Allegedly, it helps control blood sugar in diabetes and may reduce cholesterol and blood pressure levels.

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