TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Irritant Dermatitis A1 - Nedorost, Susan T. A2 - Kang, Sewon A2 - Amagai, Masayuki A2 - Bruckner, Anna L. A2 - Enk, Alexander H. A2 - Margolis, David J. A2 - McMichael, Amy J. A2 - Orringer, Jeffrey S. Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e AB - AT-A-GLANCEIrritant dermatitis from wet-to-dry cycling is common in cold seasons.Decreasing the duration and frequency of contact with irritants may improve symptoms of irritant contact dermatitis (as opposed to allergic contact dermatitis which requires complete avoidance to clear).Innate immune signals from irritant dermatitis predispose to allergic dermatitis (allergic contact and atopic dermatitis).Emollients accelerate recovery and may help prevent the complication of allergic dermatitis in infants.Emollients used on normal skin over long intervals may predispose to irritant dermatitis.Hardening, or disappearance of symptoms, often occurs with continued irritant exposure without any treatment.Future understanding of ways to promote hardening could reduce the impact of allergic contact dermatitis and atopic disease which complicate irritant dermatitis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161322666 ER -