European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA): Characteristics of patients patch tested and diagnosed with irritant contact dermatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) is caused by the acute locally toxic effect of a strong irritant, or the cumulative exposure to various weaker physical and/or chemical irritants.

Objectives

To describe the characteristics of patients with ICD in the population patch tested in the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA; www.essca-dc.org) database.

Methods

Data collected by the ESSCA in consecutively patch-tested patients from January 2009 to December 2018 were analyzed.

Results

Of the 68 072 patients, 8702 were diagnosed with ICD (without concomitant allergic contact dermatitis [ACD]). Hand and face were the most reported anatomical sites, and 45.7% of the ICD was occupational ICD (OICD). The highest proportions of OICD were found

SUBMITTER: Loman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature