Skin diseases allergic

Sicherer SH, Leung DY Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 116 153. [PMID 15990789]... 

It is now more than a century since through the advent of diagnostic patch testing that it became fully appreciated that individual low molecular weight chemicals could be the cause of allergic skin disease. However, it was not for several decades that the original... 

Obama K. 1996. Studies on allergic skin disease caused by pesticides in citrus growers Eield survey study and animal experiments. Med J Kagoshima Univ 48 13-22. 

The effect of sulphur dioxide on the skin is irritation, and it is increased by sweating. It is possibly also absorbed through the skin. Its effect is only rarely considered in connection with allergic skin diseases and with asthma [13]. 

Allergic contact dermatitis is one of the commonest allergic skin diseases caused by drugs. The main causes are attributed to the group of antibiotics, chemothera-peutics, local analgetics, antirheumatics, antimycotics, disinfectants, antihistamin-ics, as well as ingredients of the vehicles (preservatives, antioxidants, and others). Further details will be found elsewhere in this book (Chap. 13). 

Schorr WF (1975) Allergic skin disease caused by cosmetics. Am Fam Physician 12 90-95... 

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