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Contact allergy is an acquired immunological alteration caused by skin, or occasional mucosal or systemic, contact to low molecular weight substances. With skin involvement, this process manifests as contact dermatitis. Contact dermatitis includes both irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. The approach to patients with contact dermatitis should consist of a detailed (work and leisure) history, skin examination, patch tests with allergens based on history, physical examination, education on materials that contain the allergen and adequate therapy and prevention. A classification based on the types of clinical presentation was therefore suggested by the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group which is presented in this article. |
