RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161322666
T1 Irritant Dermatitis
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161322666
RD 2024/04/19
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.