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Springer-V erlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH

R.J.G. Rycroft · T. Menne · P.J. Frosch J.-P. Lepoittevin (Eds.)

Textbook of Contact Dermatitis Third Edition

With 218 Illustrations, 109 in Colour, and 134 Tables

~Springer

Dr. Richard J.G. Rycroft St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas's Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK Prof. Dr. med. Torkil Menne Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark

Prof. Dr. med. Peter J. Frosch Hautklinik der Stădtischen Kliniken Dortmund, Abteilung Dermatologie, Universităt Witten/Herdecke, BeurhausstraBe 40, 44137 Dortmund, Germany Prof. Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin Univ. Louis Pasteur Clinique Dermatologique Laboratoire de Dermatochimie 1 Place de L'Hopital 67091 Strasbourg, France

ISBN 978-3-662-10304-3 2nd Edition ISBN 978-3-662-10304-3

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Textbook of contact dermatitis/R.).G. Rycroft ... [et al.] .-3rd. ed. p. cm. !ncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-662-10304-3 ISBN 978-3-662-10302-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-10302-9 1. Contact dermatitis.!. Rycroft, R.j.G. (Richard j.G.) RL244.T49 2001 616.5'1-dc21 This work is subject to copyright. Ali rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. http://www.springer.de © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

Originally published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York in 2001 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 3rd edition 2001 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Produc! Liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Production: ProEdit GmbH, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany Cover: design & production GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Typesetting: TBS, 69207 Sandhausen, Germany Printed on acid free paper

SPIN 10708278

22/3134/ML - 5 4 3 2 1 O

Foreword to the Third Edition

So here it is, the third edition in nine years. This frequent revision of a textbook is well motivated by the impressive growth of the subspecialty. The growth has been catalyzed by 1) the formation of national and international groups of clinicians and scientists interested in contact allergy and contact derma