Researchers have claimed that despite efforts to control allergen release in phones many phones on the market release levels of metals such as nickel and chromium which are sufficient to induce allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). In the article a team of researchers led by Jacob Thyssen MD PhD Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte (Hellerup Denmark) Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda CA) and University of Arizona College of Medicine (Phoenix AZ) review the current literature on mobile phone dermatitis in both children and adults. Nickel sensitization is common in children resulting in ACD prevalence levels of up to 33 per cent. This
