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Contact dermatitis

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chemical dermatitisnounAny symptom, such as erythema, edema, and vesiculation, caused by exposure of the skin to a chemical compound.
irritant contact dermatitisa form of contact dermatitis that can be divided into forms caused by chemical irritants and those caused by physical irritants.
allergic contact dermatitisa form of contact dermatitis that is the manifestation of an allergic response caused by contact with a substance; the other type being irritant contact dermatitis.
dermatitisnoun(pathology) Inflammation of the skin.
atopic dermatitisnoun(pathology) An atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin.
dermatitis herpetiformisnounA chronic skin disease characterised by blisters filled with watery fluid, and visually resembling herpes.
eczemanoun(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.
burnverbA physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
dermatoxinnounAny toxic chemical that damages the skin and/or mucous membranes, often leading to necrosis.
phototoxicitynounAny adverse effect due to exposure to light, especially such effects on the skin
nickel allergyany of several allergic conditions provoked by exposure to the chemical element nickel.
friction burnnounA skin injury caused by friction.
erythrodermanounAn inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.
heat rashnounAny of various heat-related rashes, including some forms of miliaria and vasculitis.
perioral dermatitisPerioral dermatitis, also known as periorificial dermatitis, is a common type of inflammatory skin rash.
pruritusnoun(medicine) Itching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
angiodermatitisnoun(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
toxic epidermal necrolysisToxic epidermal necrolysis, also known as Lyell's syndrome, is a type of severe skin reaction.
bromodermanounA dermatological condition caused by hypersensitivity to bromides and characterized by an eruption of papules and pustules on the skin.
acanthorrhexisnoun(pathology) rupture of intercellular bridges of the prickle cell layer of the epidermis (stratum spinosum), as in eczema or allergic contact dermatitis

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