Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 246-248, May 2009

Non-atopic dermatitis

Natalie Stone FRCP is Consultant Dermatologist at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK. Competing interests: none declared

Abstract 

The term ‘dermatitis’ is synonymous with the term ‘eczema’. Whilst atopic dermatitis is the commonest form of eczema seen in childhood, a variety of clinical patterns, particularly in adults are recognized. Hand eczema and contact dermatitis may occur outside the setting of atopy, as may varicose, discoid, seborrhoeic, and asteatotic dermatitis. This article focuses predominantly on contact eczema.

Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, patch testing, type IV hypersensitivity reaction

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PII: S1357-3039(09)00060-7

doi:10.1016/j.mpmed.2009.02.009

Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 246-248, May 2009

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