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Eyes and Eyelid, Contact Allergic Reaction On

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Allergic contact dermatitis; Allergic contact eczema; Periocular dermatitis; Periocular eczema; Periorbital dermatitis; Periorbital eczema

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Contact allergy of the eyelid represents an inflammatory skin disease due to an antigen-specific T-cell-mediated immune response. Referring to the classification of allergic reactions published by Coombs and Gell (Gell and Coombs 1963), contact allergy is classified as “delayed-type” T-cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. Immediate-type reactions of contact allergy have also been reported, but are rare.

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Acute allergic contact dermatitis of the eyelids and the periorbital region

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  1. Division of Immunodermatology and Allergy Research, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625, Hannover, Germany

    Annice Heratizadeh

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Ian R. Mackay

  2. Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Noel R. Rose

  3. Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA

    Dennis K. Ledford

  4. Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA

    Richard F. Lockey

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Heratizadeh, A. (2014). Eyes and Eyelid, Contact Allergic Reaction On. In: Mackay, I.R., Rose, N.R., Ledford, D.K., Lockey, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medical Immunology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9194-1_464

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