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Abstract
A type of acute or chronic skin reaction in which sensitivity is manifested by reactivity to materials or substances coming in contact with the skin. It may involve allergic or non-allergic mechanisms.
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14 entry terms
- Dermatitis Venenata
- Dermatitis, Contact
- Eczema, Contact
- Sensitivity, Contact
- Contact Dermatitides
- Contact Eczema
- Contact Sensitivities
- Contact Sensitivity
- Dermatitides, Contact
- Sensitivities, Contact
- Hypersensitivity, Contact
- Contact Hypersensitivities
- Contact Hypersensitivity
- Hypersensitivities, Contact
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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unspecified as allergic or non-allergic but DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT is available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Contact Dermatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003877
- Contact Dermatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_dermatitis
- Contact Dermatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783903