Dermatitis, Contact: Multimedia

References

1. Wolff K, Johnson RA, Suurmond D. Contact dermatitis. In: Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology. 5^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005.

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Further Reading

See Contact Dermatitis for an excellent review of contact dermatitis with a focus on the pediatric population. ⁹

An illustrated summary of contact dermatitis with special attention to the presentation in the ED can be found in the chapter on this disease in Dermatology in Emergency Care by Libby Edwards. ⁷

Keywords

allergic contact dermatitis, ACD, cell-mediated type IV delayed hypersensitivity reaction, contact allergen, contact urticaria, ICD, irritant contact dermatitis, diaper dermatitis, photodermatitis, photoallergic reactions, phototoxic reactions, photodermatitis, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, rhus dermatitis, Toxicodendron, type I IgE-mediated reaction

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