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...

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...

Allergic contact dermatitis is very common and may be complicated by secondary infections. Chronic lymphoedema is a potentially debilitating condition, which may occur due to secondary infections or the dermatitis itself. The problem of chronic lymphoedema following allergic contact dermatitis has been infrequently reported. We report a case of a 47-year-old woman with severe allergic contact d...

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...

Introduction: Allergic and irritant compounds are frequent in nature, and the environmental allergic factors which can induce or exacerbate eczema are different and often unknown in different areas. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of contact dermatitis in patients with chronic dermatitis referring to dermatology clinics in kerman. Methods: In this descriptive study, standar...

The development of chronic allergic dermatitis in early life has been associated with increased onset and severity of allergic asthma later in life. However, the mechanisms linking these two diseases are poorly understood. In this study, we report that the development of oxazolone-induced chronic allergic dermatitis, in a mouse model, caused enhanced OVA-induced allergic asthma after the resolu...