Contact Dermatitis

Case Reports

Latex Hypersensitivity to Injection Devices for Biologic Therapies in Psoriasis Patients

Author:

Cassandra Johnson, MD

Michael Zumwalt, MD

Nancy Anderson, MD

An allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to an allergen or antigen is known as a type I or immediate hypersensitivity reaction. Latex allergy...

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Photo Challenge

Acute Painful Rash on the Cheek

Author:

Xueyan Yao, MD

Jianzhong Zhang, MD

Cheng Zhou, MD

A 31-year-old woman presented to an outpatient dermatology department with acute pruritus, burning, and moderate swelling of the left cheek of 10...

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Case Reports

Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis With Underlying Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Author:

Ryan Lee Owen, DO

Kabeer K. Shah, DO

Arthur C. Sosis, MD

Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a noninfectious condition characterized by folliculocentric papules, pustules, and plaques on the head...

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Case Reports

Acrodermatitis Enteropathica From Zinc-Deficient Total Parenteral Nutrition

Author:

Danielle Baruch, MD

Lina Naga, MD

Marcia Driscoll, MD, PharmD

Grace Kao, MD

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder of zinc malabsorption, characterized by acral and periorificial...

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Case Reports

Delayed Cutaneous Reactions to Iodinated Contrast

Author:

Daniel R. Mazori, MD

Arielle R. Nagler, MD

Miriam Keltz Pomeranz, MD

Iodinated contrast (IC) often is overlooked as a cause of delayed drug reactions. As a result, patients may continue to be readministered these...

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Case Reports

Drug-induced Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis in a Patient With a Vancomycin-impregnated Cement Spacer

Author:

Kelsie Riemenschneider, MD

Daren A. Diiorio, MD

John A. Zic, MD

Matthew R. Livingood, MD

Jo-David Fine, MD, MPH

Jennifer G. Powers, MD

Jeffrey P. Zwerner, MD, PhD

Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD

Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is an autoimmune blistering rash caused by IgA autoantibodies against the epidermal basement membrane zone....

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Conference Coverage

VIDEO: Select atopic dermatitis patients need patch testing

Author:

Elizabeth Mechcatie

In some cases, identifying the trigger for allergic contact dermatitis in a patient with AD can help avoid systemic therapy. ...

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Conference Coverage

VIDEO: Parabens named ‘nonallergen’ of the year

Author:

Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD

SAN DIEGO – Experts in contact dermatitis aim to counter misinformation regarding parabens in skin care products.

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Conference Coverage

VIDEO: The skinny on patch testing

Author:

M. Alexander Otto

KAUAI, HAWAII – When someone reacts to a tixocortol pivalate skin patch, it doesn’t necessarily mean that topical steroids are no longer a...

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Case Letter

Over-the-counter Topical Musculoskeletal Pain Relievers Used With a Heat Source: A Dangerous Combination

Author:

Shayna C. Rivard, MD

Megan A. Brelsford, DO

Neil F. Gibbs, MD

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From the Journals

Consider calcipotriol contact allergy when psoriasis doesn’t improve

Author:

Dan Watson

Reports of contact allergy to calcipotriol are rare in the literature, considering its widespread use.

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