Systemic contact dermatitis

SyStemic contAct DermAtitiS

22 January 2012 | Skin & Aging | www.skinandaging.com Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease that affects 14.5 million Americans each year. The economic impact of this condition is high, whether measured by patient morbidity, health care expenditures, loss of income or lost time from school and work. Once patch testing is performed and an allergen source has been identified, ...

Systemic contact dermatitis.

Systemic contact dermatitis (SCD), better termed systemically reactivated allergic contact dermatitis, is a type of contact hypersensitivity reaction in which ingestion or other systemic exposure to a contact allergen occurs in an already sensitized person. Although the initial sensitizing exposure is usually by topical application, re-exposure by the oral, intravenous or inhalation routes can ...

Balsam-related systemic contact dermatitis.

BACKGROUND Positive patch tests to balsam of Peru (BOP) or fragrance mix (FM) suggest the possibility of systemic contact dermatitis from balsam-related foods and spices. OBJECTIVE This was a retrospective study to determine whether avoidance of balsam-related foods results in an improvement of dermatitis in these patients. METHODS A review of the records of all patients seen from July 1 to...

Systemic (allergic) contact dermatitis to diclofenac.

Systemic contact dermatitis from propolis ingestion.

Propolis, also known as bee glue, is a substance collected by worker bees and it is used as a material for constructing and maintaining their beehives. It has been used topically and orally by humans for its anti-inflammatory properties. However, the growing use of propolis has been paralleled by reports of allergic contact dermatitis as a reaction to the substance. Contact dermatitis with gene...