Contact dermatitis is a term for a skin reaction resulting from exposure to allergens (allergic contact dermatitis) or irritants (irritant contact dermatitis). Phototoxic dermatitis occurs when the allergen or irritant is activated by sunlight.
Urticaria Cortisol Patch test (medicine) Transepidermal water loss Phototoxicity Tolu balsam Quaternium-15 Myroxylon Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison sumac Wheal Calamine Sodium lauryl sulfate Toxicodendron Plant sap Anthraquinone Ranunculus Langerhans cell Hapten Mechanism of action Bacitracin Thiomersal Irritation Xylene Lye Histamine antagonist Ethylene oxide Saponin Allergen Dermis Oxalate Blister Poison ivy Epidermis (skin) Dendritic cell Bulb Neomycin Turpentine Rash Diphenhydramine
