Current Topics in Contact Dermatitis

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVIII

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2. The Basics (Immunological Aspects)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Carrier Proteins for Nickel

      • T. Chu, M. Shaw, J. Elliot, A. Dash

      Pages 3-11

   3. Allergic Contact Dermatitis: T-Cell Receptors and Migration

      • R. J. Scheper, B. M. E. von Blomberg

      Pages 12-18

   4. Epidermal Mediators for Lymphocytes in Contact Eczema

      • C. G. Larsen, T. Ternowitz, K. Thestrup-Pedersen

      Pages 19-23

   5. Evidence for the Existence of Prohapten-Activating Enzyme in the Skin: Induction of Contact Sensitivity to Monocrotaline in Mice

      • R. J. Schmidt, L. Khan

      Pages 24-30

3. Morphological Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31

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   2. Light- and Electron-Microscopic Morphology of Contact Urticaria

      • J. Daróczy, E. Temesvári

      Pages 33-37

   3. The Occurrence of Different Morphological Parameters in Allergic and Irritant Patch Test Reactions

      • C. Avnstorp, E. Balslev, H. K. Thomsen

      Pages 38-41

   4. Preliminary Findings on the Patterns of Epidermal Damage Induced by Irritants in Man

      • C. M. Willis, C. J. M. Stephens, J. D. Wilkinson

      Pages 42-45

4. Current Contact Allergens

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47

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   2. Epidemiology

      1. Contact Dermatitis 1988: Historical Reflections and Current Problems in Patch-Testing

         • J. M. Lachapelle

         Pages 50-56

      2. Epidemiology of Contact Allergic Dermatitis in Croatia

         • J. Lipozenčić, A. Kansky, Z. Periš, A. Wolf

         Pages 57-60

      3. Patch Tests in Mycosis Fungoides

         • V. Ziegler, U. Nagel, E. Temesvari, C. Quednow, K. Schlenzka, G. Richter et al.

         Pages 61-65

      4. Lymphomatoid Contact Dermatitis

         • A. Alomar, R. M. Pujol, A. Tuneu, A. Moreno

         Pages 66-72

      5. Patch Testing in Children

         • N. Balato, G. Lembo, C. Patruno, F. Ayala

         Pages 73-79

      6. Contact Dermatitis with Multiple Sensitization in an 8-Year-Old Child

         • M. A. Barros, A. Baptista, F. Amado

         Pages 80-82

   3. Antimicrobials and Preservatives

      1. Contact Allergy to Preservatives

         • K. E. Andersen

         Pages 84-87

      2. Occupational Skin Sensitization to the Antimicrobials <i>ortho</i>-Benzyl <i>para</i>-Chlorophenol and Ampholyte 103 G

         • T. Estlander, L. Kanerva, R. Jolanki

         Pages 88-91

      3. Contact Sensitivity to Diazolidinylurea (Germall II)

         • C. M. Perret, R. Happle

         Pages 92-94

In recent years the field of contact dermatitis has increased greatly in importance in dermatology. The variety of exogenous, environmental­ ly caused dermatoses has undoubtedly expanded over the past few de­ cades with the increasing number of potentially toxic chemicals, the changes in lifestyle, and the greater life expectancy in industrialized societies. The value of international cooperation in this field has long been realized and acted upon by the International Contact Dermatitis Re­ search Group (ICDRG). By 1975 the international journal Contact Dermatitis had been founded under the editorship of C. D. Calnan. Thanks largely to the ICDRG and Contact Dermatitis, there were, by 1986, enough additional dermatologists and scientists with a special interest in this area to form the European Environmental and Contact Dermatitis Research Group (EECDRG). Within 2 years they had in­ stituted the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) as an in­ ternational forum for researchers in the field. The EECDRG decided to hold a symposium in Heidelberg in May 1988, an initiative supported by the ICDRG, and on this occasion the new ESCD held its inaugural session. The Society already has over 200 members and most national contact dermatitis research groups in Europe are already represented; new members are of course welcome. Subgroups and working committees have been formed to address var­ ious topics including the standardization of patch testing, photoder­ matology, and bioengineering.

• Allergene
• Berufskrankheiten
• Irritatio
• Isocyanate
• Kontaktdermatitis
• Patch-Test
• allergy
• antigen
• asthma
• basics
• diseases
• inflammation
• lymphocytes
• proteins
• stress

• Hautklinik der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg 1, Germany

  Peter Frosch

• Department of Medical Research (Dermatology), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  A. Dooms-Goossens

• Unit and Laboratory of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

  J.-M. Lachapelle

• St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London, Great Britain

  R. J. G. Rycroft

• Department of Pathology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  R. J. Scheper

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