Allergic Contact Dermatitis Questions & Answers

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2. Lu LK, Warshaw EM, Dunnick CA. Prevention of nickel allergy: the case for regulation?. Dermatol Clin. 2009 Apr. 27(2):155-61, vi-vii. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

3. Thyssen JP, Linneberg A, Menne T, Nielsen NH, Johansen JD. Contact allergy to allergens of the TRUE-test (panels 1 and 2) has decreased modestly in the general population. Br J Dermatol. 2009 Nov. 161(5):1124-9. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

4. Moennich JN, Zirwas M, Jacob SE. Nickel-induced facial dermatitis: adolescents beware of the cell phone. Cutis. 2009 Oct. 84(4):199-200. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

5. Ponten A, Hamnerius N, Bruze M, et al. Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by sterile non-latex protective gloves: clinical investigation and chemical analyses. Contact Dermatitis. 2013 Feb. 68(2):103-10. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

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7. Thyssen JP, White JM. Epidemiological data on consumer allergy to p-phenylenediamine. Contact Dermatitis. 2008 Dec. 59(6):327-43. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

8. Lundov MD, Krongaard T, Menne TL, Johansen JD. Methylisothiazolinone contact allergy: a review. Br J Dermatol. 2011 Dec. 165(6):1178-82. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

9. Schnuch A, Mildau G, Kratz EM, Uter W. Risk of sensitization to preservatives estimated on the basis of patch test data and exposure, according to a sample of 3541 leave-on products. Contact Dermatitis. 2011 Sep. 65(3):167-74. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

10. Brared Christensson J, Andersen KE, Bruze M, et al. Air-oxidized linalool: a frequent cause of fragrance contact allergy. Contact Dermatitis. 2012 Nov. 67(5):247-59. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

11. Niklasson IB, Delaine T, Islam MN, Karlsson R, Luthman K, Karlberg AT. Cinnamyl alcohol oxidizes rapidly upon air exposure. Contact Dermatitis. 2013 Mar. 68(3):129-38. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

12. Guin JD, Phillips D. Erythroderma from systemic contact dermatitis: a complication of systemic gentamicin in a patient with contact allergy to neomycin. Cutis. 1989 Jun. 43(6):564-7. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

13. Muttardi K, White IR, Banerjee P. The burden of allergic contact dermatitis caused by acrylates. Contact Dermatitis. 2016 Sep. 75 (3):180-4. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

14. Spencer A, Gazzani P, Thompson DA. Acrylate and methacrylate contact allergy and allergic contact disease: a 13-year review. Contact Dermatitis. 2016 Sep. 75 (3):157-64. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

15. Green CM, Holden CR, Gawkrodger DJ. Contact allergy to topical medicaments becomes more common with advancing age: an age-stratified study. Contact Dermatitis. 2007 Apr. 56(4):229-31. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

16. Rashid RS, Shim TN. Contact dermatitis. BMJ. 2016 Jun 30. 353:i3299. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

17. Aerts O, Dendooven E, Foubert K, Stappers S, Ulicki M, Lambert J. Surgical mask dermatitis caused by formaldehyde (releasers) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Aug. 83 (2):172-173. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

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19. Gonul M, Gul U. Detection of contact hypersensitivity to corticosteroids in allergic contact dermatitis patients who do not respond to topical corticosteroids. Contact Dermatitis. 2005 Aug. 53(2):67-70. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

20. Cohen LM, Cohen JL. Erythema multiforme associated with contact dermatitis to poison ivy: three cases and a review of the literature. Cutis. 1998 Sep. 62(3):139-42. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

21. Cohen DE, Brancaccio R, Andersen D, Belsito DV. Utility of a standard allergen series alone in the evaluation of allergic contact dermatitis: a retrospective study of 732 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Jun. 36(6 Pt 1):914-8. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

22. [Guideline] Bernstein IL, Li JT, Bernstein DI, et al. Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Mar. 100(3 Suppl 3):S1-148. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

23. Larkin A, Rietschel RL. The utility of patch tests using larger screening series of allergens. Am J Contact Dermat. 1998 Sep. 9(3):142-5. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

24. Marks JG, Belsito DV, DeLeo VA, et al. North American Contact Dermatitis Group patch test results for the detection of delayed-type hypersensitivity to topical allergens. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998 Jun. 38(6 Pt 1):911-8. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

25. Rajagopalan R, Anderson RT, Sarma S, et al. An economic evaluation of patch testing in the diagnosis and management of allergic contact dermatitis. Am J Contact Dermat. 1998 Sep. 9(3):149-54. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

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27. Rosa G, Fernandez AP, Vij A, Sood A, Plesec T, Bergfeld WF, et al. Langerhans cell collections, but not eosinophils, are clues to a diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis in appropriate skin biopsies. J Cutan Pathol. 2016 Jun. 43 (6):498-504. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

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30. Baeck M, Chemelle JA, Rasse C, Terreux R, Goossens A. C(16) -methyl corticosteroids are far less allergenic than the non-methylated molecules. Contact Dermatitis. 2011 Jun. 64(6):305-312. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

31. Katsarou A, Armenaka M, Vosynioti V, Lagogianni E, Kalogeromitros D, Katsambas A. Tacrolimus ointment 0.1% in the treatment of allergic contact eyelid dermatitis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Apr. 23(4):382-7. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

32. Katsarou A, Makris M, Papagiannaki K, Lagogianni E, Tagka A, Kalogeromitros D. Tacrolimus 0.1% vs mometasone furoate topical treatment in allergic contact hand eczema: a prospective randomized clinical study. Eur J Dermatol. 2012 Mar-Apr. 22(2):192-6. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

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Thomas N Helm, MD Professor of Dermatology, Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Thomas N Helm, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society of Dermatopathology

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William D James, MD Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, Vice-Chairman, Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Investigative Dermatology

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Daniel J Hogan, MD Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine (Dermatology), Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Investigator, Hill Top Research, Florida Research Center

Daniel J Hogan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Contact Dermatitis Society, Canadian Dermatology Association

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Matthew F Helm, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

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Donald Belsito, MD Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center

Donald Belsito, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Contact Dermatitis Society, Dermatology Foundation, New York County Medical Society, New York Dermatological Society, Noah Worcester Dermatological Society, and Phi Beta Kappa

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Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Program Director for Emergency Medicine, Case Medical Center, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Jeffrey P Callen, MD Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), Chief, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Jeffrey P Callen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and American College of Rheumatology

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Simon K Law, MD, PharmD Clinical Professor of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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Mark Louden, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine

Mark Louden, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians

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R Scott Lowery, MD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital

R Scott Lowery, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology and Arkansas Medical Society

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Joshua May, MD Bend Dermatology Clinic

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John A Michael, MD

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Christopher J Rapuano, MD Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Director of the Cornea Service, Co-Director of Refractive Surgery Department, Wills Eye Institute

Christopher J Rapuano, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Cornea Society, Eye Bank Association of America, and International Society of Refractive Surgery

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David Todd Schwartz, MD Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Medical Center

David Todd Schwartz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians

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Bradley D Shy, MD Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine

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Richard P Vinson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA

Richard P Vinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Military Dermatologists, Texas Dermatological Society, and Texas Medical Association

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Jack L Wilson, PhD Distinguished Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

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