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This book is a quick guide for clinicians, specialists, and residents. It provides a concise overview of the practical aspects of contact dermatitis, supplying the tools to allow a fast and reliable diagnosis. The book describes the clinical features of contact dermatitis, explains how to make an exposure assessment and covers other essentials in the diagnostic work. Information is presented on testing with patients' own products and overviews are provided on the allergens contained in various products. In addition, a helpful list of the most frequent allergens is included. The authors are leading practitioners in the field, and their expertise has enabled the compilation of an approachable text supplemented by a large number of full color illustrations, tables and check lists. This book will help the reader to gain a better understanding of the subject and to achieve greater competence in everyday practice.
List of contents
Immunology: A Quick Guide.- Clinical Features of Contact Dermatitis.- Patch Testing: Essentials.- Patch Testing with Own Products.- Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Clinical Relevance and Exposure Assessment of Allergens.- Irritant Contact Dermatitis: Diagnosis and Risk Factors.- Photoreactions and Testing.- Protein Contact Dermatitis and Testing.- Occupational Contact Dermatitis.- Contact Allergy in Children.- Main Allergen Groups: Metals.- Fragrances.- Preservatives. Allergens in Various Products: Textiles and Hair Dyes.- Dental Materials.- Shoes/Gloves.- Glues.- Metalworking Fluids.- Plants.- Cosmetics.- Workers Protection: Gloves, Creams.- Overview of Allergens.
About the author
Jeanne Duus Johansen gained her medical degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1986 and obtained her DMSci from the same university for a thesis on allergy. She was appointed Director of The National Allergy Research Centre in Denmark in 2002 and was appointed Professor and Consultant in the Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen in 2007. Dr. Johansen has been appointed an expert by the EU commission, OECD, and WHO on working parties relating to contact allergy, prediction, and risk assessment. She is chair of the European Environmental Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Dr. Johansen is the author of more than 350 peer-reviewed scientific papers and many book chapters and the editor of several international textbooks.
Report
"This book succinctly reviews the basic principles of patch testing and common allergens responsible for allergic contact dermatitis and makes broad recommendations for categories of contact avoidance and general treatment suggestions. ... The audience is dermatologists who have a special interest in occupational dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis and who perform patch testing as part of the diagnostic evaluation. ... useful as a general overview of the what, when, why, and how of patch testing and contact dermatitis." (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)
