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Non-Eczematous Occupational Contact Reactions

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Abstract

Contact reactions may present as non-eczematous lesions. The following noneczematous contact reactions have been described:

  1. 1.

    Erythema multiforme-like eruption [urticarial papules and plaque eruptions (UPPE)]

  2. 2.

    Purpuric eruption

  3. 3.

    Lichen planus-like eruption

  4. 4.

    Papular and nodular eruption

  5. 5.

    Granulomatous reaction

  6. 6.

    Pustular eruption

  7. 7.

    Erythema and exfoliation

  8. 8.

    Pseudoscleroderma

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  1. Section of Dermatology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 aA, 00250, Helsinki, Finland

    Lasse Kanerva M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  3. Department of Occupational Dermatology and the National Institute for Working Life, Karolinska Hospital, 11776, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan E. Wahlberg M.D., Ph.D.

  4. School of Medicine, University of California, Box 0989, Surge 100, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0989, USA

    Howard I. Maibach M.D.

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Goh, C.L. (2004). Non-Eczematous Occupational Contact Reactions. In: Kanerva, L., Elsner, P., Wahlberg, J.E., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Condensed Handbook of Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18556-4_12

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