Metal Allergy and Systemic Contact Dermatitis: An Overview
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Metal Allergy and Systemic Contact Dermatitis: An Overview
Contact dermatitis is produced by external skin exposure to an allergen, but sometimes a systemically administered allergen may reach the skin and remain concentrated there with the aid of the circulatory system, leading to the production of systemic contact dermatitis (SCD). Metals such as nickel, cobalt, chromium, and zinc are ubiquitous in our environment. Metal allergy may result in allergi...
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Contact (allergic) dermatitis is a skin disorder related to natural exposure to various allergens. Systemic contact dermatitis (SCD) describes a cutaneous eruption in response to systemic exposure to an allergen. The exact pathologic mechanism remains uncertain. Herein we describe a 36-year-old woman with symmetric systemic allergic contact dermatitis, unresponsive to conventional treatment, as...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Research and Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-6105,1687-6113
DOI: 10.1155/2012/749561