Quick Guide to Contact Dermatitis

This book is a quick guide for clinicians, specialists, and residents. It provides a concise overview of the practical aspects of contact dermatitis, supplying the tools to allow a fast and reliable diagnosis. The book describes the clinical features of c

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Jeanne Duus Johansen Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin Jacob P. Thyssen Editors

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Quick Guide to Contact Dermatitis

Jeanne Duus Johansen Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin • Jacob P. Thyssen Editors

Quick Guide to Contact Dermatitis

Editors Jeanne Duus Johansen Gentofte Hospital National Allergy Research Centre Hellerup, Denmark

Jacob P. Thyssen Department of Dermato-Allergology Gentofte Hospital Hellerup, Denmark

Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin Laboratoire de Dermatochimie University of Strasbourg Strasbourg cedex, France

ISBN 978-3-662-47713-7 ISBN 978-3-662-47714-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-47714-4

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015951817 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, 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. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

Part I

General Aspects

1

Immunological Background of Allergic Contact Dermatitis . . . . . . . Thomas Rustemeyer

3

2

Clinical Features of Contact Dermatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niels K. Veien

9

Part II

Patch Testing Basics

3

Patch Testing Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cecilia Svedman and Bruze Magnus

35

4

Testing with the Patient’s Own Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Goossens

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5

Basics in Diagnostic Work Up and Assessment of Clinical Relevance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne D. Johansen, Ulrik Fischer Friis, and Jacob P. Thyssen

Part III

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Special Groups

6

Irritant Contact Dermatitis: Diagnosis and Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . Marie-Louise Anna Schuttelaar

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7

Photoreactions and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margarida Gonçalo

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8

Protein Contact Dermatitis and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Gimenez-Arnau

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9

Occupational Cont