Guidelines for the management of contact dermatitis: An update

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 946-954

  Bourke, J ^a   Coulson, I ^b   English, J ^c  

^a SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Guidelines; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BIOCIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DETERGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; NICKEL; PROTECTIVE AGENT; PSORALEN; RETINOID; RUBBER; SOAP; TACROLIMUS;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CREAM; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECZEMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLOVE; HAND DISEASE; HAND ECZEMA; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; PATCH TEST; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTION; PUVA; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SUBSTITUTION LINE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 64849088897     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09106.x     Document Type: Review

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