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Article: Four P's help diagnose allergic contact dermatitis.(Clinical Rounds)
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- Pediatric News
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Allergic contact dermatitis looks like other forms of dermatitis, but the history and some visual clues can help make the diagnosis, Dr. Anna L. Bruckner said at a meeting sponsored by Skin Disease Education Foundation.
A history of exposure to common contact allergens, such as a recent run-in with poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac, may be all that is needed.
A history of contact with other common allergens provides support for suspicions of allergic contact dermatitis.
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These allergens include nickel and topical antibiotics such as neomycin, gentamicin, and bacitracin.
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