Allergic contact dermatitis: immune system involvement and distinctive clinical cases.
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The aim of this review is drawing the attention to the contact dermatitis, an inflammatory skin condition due to pro-inflammatory and toxic factors able to activate the skin innate immunity (irritant contact dermatitis) or caused by a T-cell- mediated hypersensitivity reaction (allergic contact dermatitis). The immune system involvement and a variety of clinical pictures are described in order to better diagnose, prevent and treat allergic contact dermatitis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Allergologia et immunopathologia
دوره 39 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011