Contact Dermatitis
Contact Dermatitis
Systemic Contact Dermatitis: Sometimes It Is the Food
Systemic contact dermatitis (SCD) represents a unique pattern of allergic contact dermatitis that may cause a symmetric eruption. Although most...
Contact Dermatitis
Patch Testing in Children: Not Just Little Adults
Allergic contact dermatitis is prevalent in children, often with unique allergen sensitivities. Specific patch testing considerations are...
Photo Challenge
Discoloration and Bullous Lesions on the Hands
A 71-year-old man presented for evaluation of discoloration and blisters of 1 day's duration on both hands that were more severe on the right hand...
Photo Challenge
Symmetrical Pruriginous Nasal Rash
A 44-year-old man was referred to the department of dermatology for a pruriginous nasal rash. Physical examination revealed vesicles with clear...
Case Reports
Allergic Contact Dermatitis From Sorbitans in Beer and Bread
Cosmeceutical Critique
Beware of natural fruit and nut ingredients in latex-allergic patients
It has been 40 years since the first reported case of IgE-mediated natural rubber latex allergy, which was soon followed by a global epidemic of...
Contact Dermatitis
Methylisothiazolinone and Isothiazolinone Allergy
Methylisothiazolinone (MI) is a common preservative that has caused an epidemic of allergic contact dermatitis. An overview of MI exposures and...
Conference Coverage
Clues to eczematous cheilitis may lie in the history
NEW YORK – The itch, flake, and swelling of eczematous cheilitis merit some detective work.
Conference Coverage
Expert shares contact dermatitis trends
AUSTIN – Dermatologists are seeing an uptick in allergic reactions to essential oils contained in “all natural” products.
Cosmeceutical Critique
Parabens – friend or foe?
It is time that we help consumers understand that the substitutes for parabens are often worse than parabens, and parabens are not as sensitizing...
Case Letter
Allergic Contact Dermatitis With Sparing of Exposed Psoriasis Plaques
Patients with plaque-type psoriasis who experience allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) may present with sparing of exposed psoriatic plaques. The...