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Textbook of Contact Dermatitis

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Richard J. G. Rycroft

    1. Contact Dermatitis Clinic, St. John’s Dermatology Centre, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London, UK

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  2. Torkil Menné

    1. Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark

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  3. Peter J. Frosch

    1. Hautklinik der Städtischen Kliniken Dortmund, Abteilung Dermatologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Dortmund, Germany

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  4. Claude Benezra

    1. Laboratoire de Dermatochimie, Université Louis Pasteur, Clinique Dermatologique, Strasbourg Cedex, France

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIV
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  2. Historical Aspects

    1. Historical Aspects

      • Jean-Marie Lachapelle
      Pages 1-8

  3. Basic Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Cellular Mechanisms in Allergic Contact Dermatitis

      • Rik J. Scheper, B. Mary E. von Blomberg
      Pages 11-27

    3. Cutaneous Irritation

      • Peter J. Frosch
      Pages 28-61

    4. Immediate Contact Reactions

      • Arto Lahti
      Pages 62-74

    5. Phototoxic and Photoallergic Reactions

      • Ian R. White
      Pages 75-88

  4. Histopathological and Immunohistopathological Features of Irritant and Allergic Contact Dermatitis

    1. Histopathological and Immunohistopathological Features of Irritant and Allergic Contact Dermatitis

      • Jean-Marie Lachapelle
      Pages 89-102

  5. Molecular Aspects of Allergic Contact Dermatitis

    1. Molecular Aspects of Allergic Contact Dermatitis

      • Claude Benezra, Caroline C. Sigman, Donya Bagheri, Rossana Fraginals, Howard I. Maibach
      Pages 103-119

  6. Individual Predisposition to Contact Dermatitis

    1. Individual Predisposition to Contact Dermatitis

      • Torkil Menné, John D. Wilkinson
      Pages 121-130

  7. Epidemiology

    1. Epidemiology

      • Pieter-Jan Coenraads, Jet Smit
      Pages 131-150

  8. Clinical Features

    1. Clinical Features

      • Niels K. Veien
      Pages 151-204

  9. Hand Eczema

    1. Hand Eczema

      • Etain Cronin
      Pages 205-218

  10. Noneczematous Contact Reactions

    1. Noneczematous Contact Reactions

      • Chee Leok Goh
      Pages 219-236

  11. Diagnostic Tests

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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    2. Patch Testing

      • Jan E. Wahlberg
      Pages 239-268

    3. Organization of Patch Testing in Office Practice

      • Niels K. Veien
      Pages 269-275

    4. Spot Tests and Chemical Analyses for Allergen Evaluation

      • Leon M. Wall
      Pages 277-285

    5. Skin Tests for Immediate Hypersensitivity

      • Matti Hannuksela
      Pages 287-292

    6. Photopatch Testing

      • Ian R. White
      Pages 293-305
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About this book

Ideally every patient with eczema should be patch tested and the importance of this investigation is now universally accepted. The simplicity of the technique belies its many pitfalls, the greatest being to lack the knowledge required to select the correct allergens and to interpret the results. The introduction, nearly 20 years ago, of the journal Contact Dermatitis greatly stimulated the reporting of the clinical side of contact dermatitis but a vast amount of laboratory work has also been published in other journals on the mechanisms and theory of these reactions. The literature on the subject is now quite vast and a comprehensive book on the clinical and research aspects of contact dermatitis has been sorely needed. This textbook was carefully planned to gather together what is known of the subject into a cohesive whole and it has succeeded admirably. It consists of 22 chapters written by 41 contributors, each selected for their special study of particular subjects. Every feature of contact dermatitis has been covered, beginning with its history and even concluding with the names and addresses of those worldwide who have a specific interest in the subject. The text is illustrated and well laid out; it has been broken up into clearly demarcated sections making it easy to read and its information readily accessible. One's own writing concentrates the mind but editing the texts of authors from so many different countries was a task of considerable proportions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Contact Dermatitis Clinic, St. John’s Dermatology Centre, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London, UK

    Richard J. G. Rycroft

  • Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark

    Torkil Menné

  • Hautklinik der Städtischen Kliniken Dortmund, Abteilung Dermatologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Dortmund, Germany

    Peter J. Frosch

  • Laboratoire de Dermatochimie, Université Louis Pasteur, Clinique Dermatologique, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    Claude Benezra

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