toid, erythematous-vesicular, or urticarial lesions appear on the periphery of and at a distance from the area of the original contact. Histopathology findings are nonspecific. Spongiosis and exocytosis are common findings, although vacuolar degeneration of the basement membrane or epidermal necrolysis is more unusual. Acrylate-induced allergic contact dermatitis usually manifests as eczematous...

toid, erythematous-vesicular, or urticarial lesions appear on the periphery of and at a distance from the area of the original contact. Histopathology findings are nonspecific. Spongiosis and exocytosis are common findings, although vacuolar degeneration of the basement membrane or epidermal necrolysis is more unusual. Acrylate-induced allergic contact dermatitis usually manifests as eczematous...

BACKGROUND In clinical practice, contact dermatitis is a relatively common skin complaint, whose prevalence has increased in recent years. Study by patch testing is essential for diagnosis of contact sensitization. OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence of sensitization to different allergens in a standard battery and observe the influence of different epidemiological and clinical variables on co...

BACKGROUND Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) is a common diagnosis in patients with occupational contact dermatitis (OCD). Studies are lacking on the usefulness of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) in making the diagnosis of ICD. OBJECTIVE To characterize irritant exposures leading to the diagnosis of occupational ICD (OICD), and to evaluate the occurrence of concomitant exposures to contac...

1. Holden CA, Berth-Jones J. Eczema, lichenification, prurigo and erythroderma. In: Burns T, Breathnach S, Cox N, Griffiths C, editors. Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 7th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 2004. p. 17.1-17.55. 2. Li LF, Wang J. Contact hypersensitivity in hand dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2002;47:206-9. 3. Rietschel RL, Fowler JF Jr. Hand dermatitis due to contactants: Special c...

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 30 INTRODUCTION Certain workers, particularly in agriculture, are exposed to large quantities of dust during their work. The dust consists of varying amounts of inorganic material, organic substances of plant and animal origin as well as viable and non-viable microorganisms and their by-products (biochemical components, toxins, antigens).1-4 The pathogenic role of dust co...

BACKGROUND Reviews on irritant and allergic airborne contact dermatitis have been previously reported in the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS Here, we present an update based on recently published airborne-induced skin reactions. For this survey, we screened the journals Contact Dermatitis, Dermatitis, and included relevant articles from other journals during the period January 2007 to Decem...

nated glove (4H) appears relatively impermeable toMMA,but widespreaduse is limitedby cost anddiminisheddexterity.2,3 Allergic contact dermatitis inducedbyMMAmay result in significant discomfort and is seen frequently after occupational exposure amongdentists, dental technicians, orthopedic surgeons, andotherhealthcareworkers. Second-andthirddigit fingertips are commonly involved.3 Nail dystroph...

Methylisothiazolinone (MI), alone or in association with methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), is widely used as a preservative in cosmetic and occupational products, and is currently inducing an outbreak of sensitization throughout Europe (1). In the 2000s, MI as stand-alone preservative was introduced in industrial water-based products. Since 2005, several cases of occupational dermatitis caused...

1. Zouridakis G, Wadhawan T, Situ N, Hu R, Yuan X, Lancaster K, et al. Melanoma and other skin lesion detection using smart handheld devices. Methods Mol Biol 2015;1256:459‐96. 2. Börve A, Terstappen K, Sandberg C, Paoli J. Mobile teledermoscopy: There’s an app for that! Dermatol Pract Concept 2013;3:41‐8. 3. Roy RC, Dadarya S. Use of digital camera in clinical microbiological laboratory: An ac...