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Contact Dermatitis

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European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments

Abstract

The terms “dermatitis” and “eczema” are often used synonymously in order to describe a polymorphic pattern of inflammation. The clinical presentation of dermatitis ranges from acute phase with erythema and vesiculation to chronic phase with scales. Eczema rather reflects a later stage of inflammation with thickening and lichenification. Pruritus is almost always present.

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Abbreviations

ACD:

Allergic contact dermatitis

AD:

Atopic dermatitis

AZP:

Azathioprine

CD:

Contact dermatitis

CHS:

Contact hypersensitivity

CSA:

Cyclosporine

CU:

Contact urticaria

ICD:

Irritant contact dermatitis

OCD:

Occupational contact dermatitis

PCD:

Photocontact dermatitis

PD:

Photodermatitis

SCD:

Systemic contact dermatitis

SCS:

Systemic corticosteroids

SNAS:

Systemic nickel allergy syndrome

TCI:

Topical calcineurin inhibitors

TCS:

Topical corticosteroids

UV:

Ultraviolet

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  1. Division of Dermatology, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Massimo Gola

  2. Unit of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Angelo Massimiliano D’Erme

  3. Division of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany

    Martin Röcken

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syggros Hospital University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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  2. University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy

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  3. Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare Rigenerativa (CSRMR), Rome, Italy

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  4. Unit of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Angelo Massimiliano D’Erme

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Gola, M., D’Erme, A.M., Röcken, M. (2015). Contact Dermatitis. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M., Dessinioti, C., D’Erme, A.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45139-7_16

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