RT Book, Section A1 DeLeo, Vincent A2 Kelly, A. Paul A2 Taylor, Susan C. A2 Lim, Henry W. A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido SR Print(0) ID 1161545551 T1 Allergic Contact Dermatitis T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071805520 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161545551 RD 2024/03/29 AB KEY POINTSEnvironmental, cultural, occupational, genetic, individual, and racial differences are important in the study of contact dermatitis.Two important differences in skin physiology that determine the relationship between skin of color and contact dermatitis are barrier function and percutaneous absorption.Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in patients with skin of color could be more commonly associated with lichenification and hyperpigmentation than the vesicular, papular, and erythematous response often seen in Caucasians.Interpreting the results of a patch test in patients with skin of color is more difficult, particularly given the challenge of detecting erythema. This leads to an underestimation of ACD in skin of color.