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Common Contact Allergens - A Practical Guide toDetecting Contact Dermatitis
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Although some dermatologists specialise in contact dermatitis, and there are additional screening tools for diagnosing less common cases (e.g. dental series for dermatitis amongst dental nurses, dentists and dental patients), 90% of contact allergies are diagnosed by the standard series test and 90% of dermatologists applying and using the standard series are office based dermatologists with no specialisation. The prevalence of contact allergy is high amongst the general population. It is estimated that median prevalence of contact allergy to at least one allergen in studies on the general population was 21.2% and the weighted average prevalence was 19.5%. Books which are currently available are principally targeted at the specialist in contact dermatitis and not at the general dermatologist who performs the majority of screening for contact allergy. These books are very research based and not a desk companion for instant reference to assist the office dermatologist performing patch testing. This book will help the non-specialist dermatologist with the sequence of tasks involved in patch testing, test interpretation, and subsequent diagnosis. The first part of the book is a practical guide for the dermatologist on how to practice patch testing. This will cover basic immunological knowledge, different ways contact allergy can present, history taking and examination, patch test technique, and how to diagnose allergic contact dermatitis. The second part of the book will provide a reference for each standard allergen. Then when faced with a positive patch test, the dermatologist can refer to these templated chapters (which include key points, molecular formula and chemical structure, immunology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, exposure, Patch testing specifics, co-sensitization/cross-reactivity, and case reports). There is also then a comprehensive summary of the literature for each standard allergen for deeper enquiry by the dermatologist.
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John McFadden, Senior Consultant Dermatologist, Cutaneous Allergy Department, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, London, UK.

Pailin Puangpet, Consultant Dermatologist and Head, Occupational and Contact Dermatitis Clinic, Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Korbkarn Pongpairoj, Consultant Dermatologist, Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.

Supitchaya Thaiwat, Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Medicine, Pramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

Lee Shan Xian, Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.

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List of Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Section 1 Methodology

Chapter 1. Immunology of Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Chapter 2. Patch testing Technique

Chapter 3. The Detective’s Guide to Diagnosing Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Chapter 4. History, ‘Microhistory’ and Sources of Contact Allergen Exposure

Chapter 5. ‘Microexamination’

Chapter 6. Setting up a Patch Test Practice

Chapter 7. The Role of Providers of Patch Test Products

Section 2 Non-Allergic Dermatoses

Chapter 8. The Elimination or Inclusion of Non-Allergic Skin Diseases

Chapter 9. Irritant Contact Dermatitis

Section 3 Common Contact Allergens

Metals

Chapter 10. Nickel

Chapter 11. Cobalt

Chapter 12. Chromate

Chapter 13. Gold

Fragrances

Chapter 14. Fragrances incorporating Fragrance Mix 1, Fragrance Mix 2, Hydroxyisoheyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Limonene and Linalool

Preservatives

Chapter 15. Formaldehyde

Chapter 16. Quaternium 15

Chapter 17. Diazolidinyl Urea and Imidazolidinyl Urea

Chapter 18. 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol 

Chapter 19. Methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone

Chapter 20. Methylisothiazolinone

Chapter 21. Parabens

Dyes

Chapter 22. para-Phenylenediamine

Chapter 23. Disperse Dye Blue 106

Rubber

Chapter 24. Rubber: Mercaptobenzothiazole, Mercapto mix, Thiurams, Carbamates, Thioureas, N-isopropyl-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (IPPD)

Resins

Chapter 25. Colophonium

Chapter 26. Epoxy Resin

Chapter 27. Tosylamide Formaldehyde Resin

Chapter 28. 4-tert-Butylphenol Formaldehyde Resin

Plants

Chapter 29. Sesquiterpene Lactone Mix and Compositae Mix

Chapter 30. Primin

Medicaments

Chapter 31. Neomycin

Chapter 32. Clioquinol

Chapter 33. Benzocaine

Chapter 34. Corticosteroids:  Tixocortol-21-pivalate, Budesonide and Hydrocortisone 17-butyrate

Others

Chapter 35. Lanolin

Chapter 36. Cetostearyl Alcohol

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