Stratégie diagnostique et thérapeutique devant une suspicion d'eczéma de contact.
(2006) Revue du Praticien. Monographie — Vol. 56, n° 3, p. 277-283 (2006)
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- Contact dermatitis may be either irritant, allergic or both. The differential diagnosis is based on information from the patient, nature and concentration of chemicals involved and clinical examination. In case of suspicion of allergic contact dermatitis, the search for the responsible allergen(s) is built on patch testing. Positive patch test results, the current and/or past relevance of which has to be assessed, are confirmative. Additional tests, such as the repeated open application test, are sometimes recommended. Treatment which is symptomatic, is mainly based upon corticosteroids, either local or systemic; efficacy is rather limited. By any means, it cannot be substituted to the eviction of allergens. Primary and secondary prevention are linked with the complete eviction of allergens, but this caveat can be attenuated in some circumstances.
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Lachapelle, J.-M. (2006). Stratégie diagnostique et thérapeutique devant une suspicion d’eczéma de contact. Revue du Praticien. Monographie, 56(3), 277-283. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/72843 (Original work published 2006)