background: occupational contact dermatitis, especially in hand, is one of the most common occupational disorders. the present study aimed at evaluating patients with occupational allergic contact dermatitis (acd) caused by common allergens based on occupation type and disease history.   methods: this cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the data of the patients with probable diagnosis of ...

skin disorders comprise more than 35% of all occupationally related diseases. 90-95% of work-related dermatoses are contact dermatitis. effects of occupational dermatitis in the lives of workers are substantial. to plan any preventive program we need basic statistics of the problem, that we had no reliable one which includes a lot of industries in iran. therefore we decided to determine occupat...

methyl methacrylate (mma), a widely used monomer in dentistry and medicine has been reported to cause abnormalities or lesions in several organs. experimental and clinical studies have documented that monomers may cause a wide range of adverse health effects such as irritation to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, allergic dermatitis, stomatitis, asthma, neuropathy, disturbances of the central n...

this study was conducted to examine if allergic contact dermatitis (acd) alters the expression of mmps in human dermal fibroblasts. fibroblasts are the primary source for mmp and matrix production in skin. mmps are known to involve in a number of physiological and pathological processes. some published data indicated a gelatinase-like activity in acute and chronic phases of allergic contact der...

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by ranitidine is rare. Most cases of allergic contact dermatitis caused by ranitidine have been related to occupational exposure during the pharmaceutical manufacturing process (1–5). We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis caused by ranitidine hydrochloride (HCl) in a veterinary medicament. Interestingly, there have been two recent reports of allergic...

contact dermatitis is an inflammatory reaction of the skin and mucosa to either external or internal factors. it can be divided to two forms of irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. nickel is one of the most common materials that causes allergic contact dermatitis and is widely used in orthodontic appliances. the inflammatory reaction to this metal in orthodontics is usua...

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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...

Introduction: Allergic contact dermatitis is a skin disease representing a type IV immunological reaction, also known as a delayed reaction, according to Gell and Coombs’ classification. It results from hypersensitivity to contact allergens and manifests itself as allergic contact dermatitis skin lesions. This clinical problem mainly affects adults and can be of occupational or non-occupational...