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contact dermatitis Definition

contact dermatitis

noun

dermatitis caused by direct contact with an irritating substance, as an allergen or chemical

contact dermatitis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: P Patch test A skin test that can show which substances are causing contact dermatitis or eczema.
  • develop: In fact, some people who used Vitamin E oil developed a contact dermatitis over.. .
  • produce: A statement that the leaves can produce contact dermatitis ( Massey 1941 ) requires confirmation.
  • have: The flower of this species appeared to be the responsible agent in a farmer aged 35 years who had contact dermatitis of the hands.
  • report: Hartmann & Schlegel ( 1980 ) reported contact dermatitis from the wood dust of this species in a Swiss woodworker.
  • induce: Many plants in this family appear to be capable of inducing contact dermatitis.

Adjective modifier

  • allergic: Also, a negative patch test result can be useful to exclude an allergic contact dermatitis.
  • irritant: The most frequent adverse effect is an irritant contact dermatitis.
  • occupational: Because of this it is sometimes called ' occupational contact dermatitis ' .

Noun used with modifier

plant: It is among the 14 most common causes of plant contact dermatitis in the Dominican Republic ( Brache & Aquino 1978 ).

Preposition: in

  • worker: Edinburgh: E & S Livingstone Ltd. Werz, J.F.C. ( 1949 ) Contact dermatitis in workers in quinine plant.
  • gardener: Bleumink E and Nater JP ( 1974 ) Contact dermatitis in a gardener caused by daffodils.
  • man: Plants of the family Anacardiaceae are probably the most common single cause of contact dermatitis in man.

Preposition: of

hand: The flower of this species appeared to be the responsible agent in a farmer aged 35 years who had contact dermatitis of the hands.

Preposition: from

  • vegetation: Shelmire B ( 1940 ) Contact dermatitis from vegetation.
  • weed: Shelmire B ( 1939 ) Contact dermatitis from weeds; patch testing with their oleoresins.
  • plant: One of the authors ( A.J.R. ) has also seen a case of contact dermatitis from this plant.
  • oil: Follicular contact dermatitis from citronella oil was observed by Lane ( 1922 ).
  • wood: Species of this genus are among the six commoner causes of contact dermatitis from woods in France ( Zafiropoulo et al.
  • isothiocyanate: Richter G ( 1980 ) Allergic contact dermatitis from methyl isothiocyanate in soil disinfectants.

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