Diseases

Irritant Dermatitis

A non-allergic contact dermatitis caused by prolonged exposure to irritants and not explained by delayed hypersensitivity mechanisms.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A non-allergic contact dermatitis caused by prolonged exposure to irritants and not explained by delayed hypersensitivity mechanisms.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Dermatitis, Irritant
  • Dermatitis, Primary Irritant
  • Dermatitides, Irritant
  • Dermatitides, Primary Irritant
  • Irritant Dermatitides
  • Irritant Dermatitides, Primary
  • Irritant Dermatitis, Primary
  • Primary Irritant Dermatitides
  • Primary Irritant Dermatitis

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

"a non-allergic contact dermatitis caused by prolonged exposure to irritants"

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History Note

93

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Previous Indexing

  • Dermatitis, Contact (1966-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Irritant Dermatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017453
  2. Irritant Dermatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritant_contact_dermatitis
  3. Irritant Dermatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1799146