PURPOSE OF REVIEW Both atopy and diseases from the spectrum of dermatitis and eczema are among the most frequent clinical problems worldwide; nevertheless, they are still poorly defined and too frequently misdiagnosed. In the present review, studies pertinent to this topic were systematized and critically assessed with particular attention to definitions of relevant diseases. RECENT FINDINGS ...

Irritant contact dermatitis is the skin's response to with various exposures substances such as biological, chemical and physical. The occurrence of DKI can be influenced by endogenous exogenous factors. Exogenous factors exposure from surrounding environment skin defense function presence a previous history atopic dermatitis. This literature review aims understand mechanism irritant due pineap...

68 Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) is a common skin condition and a risk factor for allergic contact dermatitis. The prevalence of this disease in the general population varies between 1.7% and 6.3% and is increasing. The role of the patch test in detection of contact sensitivity is of prime importance. Patch tests should be used to identify topical agents that may be responsible for exacerba...

Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory response ofthe skin characterized by dermal perivascular and epidermal mononuclearjiell infiltration, spongiosis, and hyperplasia. Often a reslilt of insult by antigen or irritant, it is caused by an upset in the normal balance of immunoregulatory signals from both resident and nonresident cells. T cells, which continuously traffic through the skin, are cen...

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...

Chlorothalonil (tetrachloro-1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile, CAS 1897-45-6) is a pesticide that has been on the market for many years. It is used as a fungicide in agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture; as a wood preservative; and in paint. We report an epidemic of airborne irritant contact dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and upper airway complaints among seamstresses in a Portuguese trailer tent f...

Allium sativum (garlic) can cause an irritant contact dermatitis, secondary to naturopathic practices. We report an unusually severe case of chemical burn following garlic applied under occlusion.

Seven workers exposed to ultraviolet printing inks developed contact dermatitis. Six cases were allergic and one irritant. A urethane acrylate resin accounted for five cases of sensitisation, one of which was also sensitive to pentaerythritol triacrylate and another also to an epoxy acrylate resin. One instance of allergy to trimethylpropane triacrylate accounted for the sixth case of contact d...

The two major forms of contact dermatitis are irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. Irritant contact dermatitis is seen in roughly 80% of contact dermatitis cases.1 Irritant contact dermatitis is an inflammatory, but nonimmunologic doseand time-dependent skin response to direct cellular injury caused by a skin irritant, and it does not require prior sensitization.2,3 Comm...

Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory, pruritic skin disorder. It is a chronic disease with often relapse. Several factors including genetic predisposition, allergies to specific foods, irritant chemicals, and aeroallergens are thought to be the cause of AD. Diagnosis is difficult, and often occurs after ruling out other disorders with a clinical presentation resembling atopic dermati...