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Contact Urticaria Syndrome

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Irritant Dermatitis

7.9 Conclusion

In conclusion, nonimmunologic contact urticaria can be considered a form of skin irritation. As the clinical appearance can mimic irritant dermatitis, a thorough medical history is important in the assessment of these patients. Standard skin irritation tests may miss the diagnosis because of the immediate nature of the reaction so the methods described above are recommended. The study of contact urticaria is possible with both human and animal subjects, in whom a combination of subjective and objective analysis can identify potential immunologic and nonimmunologic contact urticariants.

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    Howard I. Maibach

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Bashir, S.J., Maibach, H.I. (2006). Contact Urticaria Syndrome. In: Chew, AL., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Irritant Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31294-3_7

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