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Noneczematous Contact Reactions

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Textbook of Contact Dermatitis

Abstract

Skin contact reactions usually present as an eczematous eruption, but some are noneczematous. There are different types of noneczematous contact reaction, including:

  • Erythema-multiforme-like eruption or urticarial papular and plaque eruption

  • Pigmented purpuric eruption

  • Lichen-planus-like or lichenoid eruption

  • Bullous eruption

  • Papular and nodular eruption

  • Granulomatous eruption

  • Pustular eruption

  • Erythematous and exfoliative eruption

  • Scleroderma-like eruption

  • Pigmented contact dermatitis (see Chap. 15)

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  1. St. John’s Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK

    Richard J. G. Rycroft

  2. Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark

    Torkil Menné

  3. Hautklinik der Städtischen Kliniken Dortmund, Abteilung Dermatologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Beurhausstraße 40, 44123, Dortmund, Germany

    Peter J. Frosch

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Goh, C.L. (1995). Noneczematous Contact Reactions. In: Rycroft, R.J.G., Menné, T., Frosch, P.J. (eds) Textbook of Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03104-9_12

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