Contact dermatitis is usually due to an allergic reaction to something in the environment. This allergen will come "in contact" with the skin, producing an allergic reaction, usually a rash that is itchy and red.
Contact dermatitis can develop when the first contact occurs or after years of use or exposure.
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Contact dermatitis can occur on any part of the body, but it usually affects the hands, feet, and groin.
Herbal remedies have been used for centuries to treat skin disorders including contact dermatitis. An experienced herbalist can recommend the remedies that will be most effective for an individual's condition.
In cases of contact dermatitis, a condition in which a allergic reaction to something irritates the skin, doctors may use patch tests, in which samples of specific antigens are introduced into the skin via a scratch or a needle prick
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Atopic Dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, and uticaria (hives) are the three types of skin Allergies.
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Common causes of contact dermatitis include exposure to irritants such as soaps, detergents, or chemicals, as well as allergens like latex, certain plants (e.g. poison ivy), metals (e.g. nickel), or cosmetics. Repeated exposure can lead to skin inflammation and irritation.
You can contract contact dermatitis by exposing yourself to things that will cause an immune reaction to your body. Common causes include cheap metals such as nickel, and latex.
this type of allergic contact dermatitis due to contact of the side of face and the ear to mobile ( which made of nickel)..and with time the lesion show vesicles then rednees wepping ares with iching..this loclized only at side in direct contact with mobile...and as this type of contact dermatitis is allergic..so..it not show it reaction at first time..but with further use of mobile at same side and longe time..give this allergic reaction..we can treat by avoid contact the mobile direct to skin..and use head phone..with topical steroid..H.C.1% tow time per day..with antihistamine to overcome ich..
One homeopathic remedy commonly prescribed to relieve the itching associated with contact dermatitis is Rhus toxicodendron taken internally three to four times daily.