What is Contact dermatitis?
What is Contact dermatitis?
- Contact dermatitis: Skin reaction to an irritant.
- Contact dermatitis: type of acute or chronic skin reaction in which sensitivity is manifested by reactivity to materials or substances coming in contact with the skin; may involve allergic or non-allergic mechanisms.
Source - Diseases Database
- Contact dermatitis: a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy).
Source - WordNet 2.1
Contact dermatitis: Introduction
Types of Contact dermatitis:
Types of Contact dermatitis:
Broader types of Contact dermatitis:
What causes Contact dermatitis?
Causes of Contact dermatitis: see causes of Contact dermatitis
What are the symptoms of Contact dermatitis?
Symptoms of Contact dermatitis:
see symptoms of Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Contact dermatitis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Contact dermatitis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Contact dermatitis:
see treatments for Contact dermatitis
Prevention of Contact dermatitis:
see prevention of Contact dermatitis
Research for Contact dermatitis:
see research for Contact dermatitis
Society issues for Contact dermatitis
Hospitalization statistics for Contact dermatitis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Contact dermatitis:
- 0.002% (237) of hospital consultant episodes were for allergic contact dermatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 93% of hospital consultant episodes for allergic contact dermatitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 49% of hospital consultant episodes for allergic contact dermatitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 51% of hospital consultant episodes for allergic contact dermatitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67% of hospital consultant episodes for allergic contact dermatitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Contact dermatitis:
Organs and body systems related to Contact dermatitis include:
Name and Aliases of Contact dermatitis
Main name of condition: Contact dermatitis
Other names or spellings for Contact dermatitis:
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