CONTACT-DERMATITIS AND URTICARIA FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES

Authors
HALL AH HOGAN DJ AMBRE J BECKER C BORAK J CANNELLA J KIPEN H JACKSON RJ RODNICK J WUMMER BA
Citation
Ah. Hall et al., CONTACT-DERMATITIS AND URTICARIA FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES, American family physician, 48(5), 1993, pp. 773-780
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
American family physician → ACNP
ISSN journal
0002838X
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
773 - 780
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-838X(1993)48:5<773:CAUFEE>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Dermatitis accounts for about 30 percent of all illnesses in the workp lace. A thorough exposure history is the most important element in acc urate diagnosis of skin lesions. in certain cases, skin lesions may be valuable diagnostic clues to the presence of systemic toxicity. Irrit ant and allergic contact dermatitis, photosensitivity contact dermatit is, and contact urticaria are examples of skin lesions that may be cau sed by exposure to an environmental agent.