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Molecular Aspects of Allergic Contact Dermatitis

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Abstract

The skin sensitization reaction to a chemical is a multistep process with two principal stages:

  1. 1.

    A state of sensitization to a chemical is induced. This may be on first exposure to the chemical or only after many exposures.

  2. 2.

    A sensitization response is elicited. This happens when a subject sensitive to a given chemical is exposed to, or challenged with, the same or a related chemical.

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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, 44137, Dortmund, Germany

    Peter J. Frosch

  4. Clinique Dermatologique Laboratoire de Dermatochimie, Univ. Louis Pasteur, 1 Place de L’Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France

    Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin

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Lepoittevin, JP. (2001). Molecular Aspects of Allergic Contact Dermatitis. In: Rycroft, R.J.G., Menné, T., Frosch, P.J., Lepoittevin, JP. (eds) Textbook of Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10302-9_3

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