Textbook of Contact Dermatitis

Textbook of Contact Dermatitis edited by Richard J.G. Rycroft, Torkil Menne, Peter J. Frosch.

10. 1. 1. 1 The Purpose of Patch Testing Patch testing is a well-established method of diagnosing allergic contact dermatitis, a delayed type of hypersensitivity (type IV reaction). Patients with a history and clinical picture of contact dermatitis are reexposed to the suspected allergens under cont...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rycroft, Richard J.G (Editor), Menne, Torkil (Editor), Frosch, Peter J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1995.
Edition:2nd ed. 1995.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Dermatology.
Allergy.
Pathology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Historical Aspects
  • 2.1 Cellular Mechanisms in Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • 2.2 Cutaneous Irritation
  • 2.3 Immediate Contact Reactions
  • 2.4 Phototoxic and Photoallergic Reactions
  • 3 Histopathological and Immunohistopathological Features of Irritant and Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • 4 Molecular Aspects of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • 5 Individual Predisposition to Contact Dermatitis
  • 6 Epidemiology
  • 7 Clinical Features
  • 8 Hand Eczema
  • 9 Noneczematous Contact Reactions
  • 10.1 Patch Testing
  • 10.2 Organization of Patch Testing in Office Practice
  • 10.3 Spot Tests and Chemical Analyses for Allergen Evaluation
  • 10.4 Skin Tests for Immediate Hypersensitivity
  • 10.5 Photopatch Testing
  • 10.6 In Vitro Testing in Contact Hypersensitivity
  • 10.7 Noninvasive Techniques for Quantification of Contact Dermatitis
  • 11 Occupational Contact Dermatitis
  • 12 Contact Dermatitis in Children
  • 13 Allergens from the Standard Series
  • 14.1 Cosmetics and Skin Care Products
  • 14.2 Topical Drugs
  • 14.3 Clothing
  • 14.4 Shoes
  • 14.5 Pesticides
  • 14.6 Plastic Materials
  • 14.7 Health Personnel
  • 14.8 Plants and Plant Products
  • 15 Pigmented Contact Dermatitis and Chemical Depigmentation
  • 16 The Management of Contact Dermatitis
  • 17 Principles of Prevention and Protection in Contact Dermatitis
  • 18 Predictive Assays: Animal and Man, and In Vitro and In Vivo
  • 19 International Legal Aspects of Contact Dermatitis
  • 20 Computers and Patient Information Systems
  • 21 Contact Dermatitis Research Groups
  • 22 Patch Test Concentrations and Vehicles for Testing Contact Allergens.

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