Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
- Clinical Manifestations
- Redness
- Dryness
- Erythema
- Swelling/Inflamation
- Thickened Skin
- Inflammation of the skin
- Risk Factors
- Occupational Hazards
- Exposure to
chemicals
- Exposure
- Assessment
- Assess allergies
- Chemical
exposure history
- Onset of symptoms
- Fever
- Itching
- Pain
- Location of lesion
- Treatment
- Remove source of irritation
- Topical or Systemic Steroids
- Protective
barriers when
working with
irritants
- Adaptive Responses
- Hardening of Skin
- Pathophysiology
- Disruption in skin barrier
- T-cell hypersensitivity
- Secretion of lymphokines
- Macrophage changes
- Epidemiology
- 1360 cases/100,000 population
- Affects 2% of population at any given time
- 20% of femles are affected at least once in their lifetime