Contact Dermatitis
It is an unusual event for a textbook covering such a national and international networks and the use of highly specialized field as contact dermatitis to be standardized methodology, a highly differentiated published in its fourth edition within a time p
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P. J. Frosch T. Menné J.-P. Lepoittevin Editors
Contact Dermatitis 4th Edition
With 345 Figures, 238 in Color and 180 Tables
Frosch, Peter J., Professor (e-mail: [email protected]) Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Hautklinik Lehrstuhl Dermatologie der Universität Witten/Herdecke Beurhausstr. 40, 44137 Dortmund, Germany Menné, Torkil, Professor Dr. (e-mail: [email protected]) Dermatologisk afdeling K, Amtssygehuset Gentofte 2900 Hellerup, Denmark Lepoittevin, Jean-Pierre, Professor (e-mail: [email protected]) Laboratoire de Dermato-Chimie Clinique Dermatologique, CHU 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France
Originally published under Rycroft, R.J.G. Library of Congress Control Number: 2005926892 ISBN-10 3-540-24471-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-24471-4 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 3rd Edition ISBN 3-540-66842-X Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All 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. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.com © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006 Printed in Germany 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. Product 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. Editor: Marion Philipp, Heidelberg, Germany Desk Editor: Ellen Blasig, Heidelberg, Germany Cover: Frido-Steinen-Broo, EStudio, Calamar, Spain Typesetting: K. Detzner, 67346 Speyer, Germany Printed on acid-free paper
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Dedication
To Kelly for her continuous support of my scientific activities. Peter J. Frosch
Preface
It is an unusual event for a textbook covering such a highly specialized field as contact dermatitis to be published in its fourth edition within a time period of 13 years. When the European and Environmental Contact Dermatitis Research Group was founded in 1985, one of the major goals was to edit a textbook of high scientific standard written by renown experts and keep it regularly updated. The greatest danger for a textbook is to become outdated – then it stays on the bookshelf and is rarely consulted. The continuous flow of new medicaments, the fascinating improvements in diagnostic image anal
