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Skin occlusion and irritant and allergic contact dermatitis: an overview
Author(s) -
Zhai Hongbo,
Maibach Howard I.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.044004201.x
Subject(s) - irritant contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , medicine , dermatology , contact dermatitis , occlusion , adverse effect , allergy , surgery , immunology , pharmacology
Occlusion, widely used to enhance percutaneous absorption of drugs, also increases penetration of other chemicals and antigens, and hence may exacerbate irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. This overview summarizes the adverse effects of occlusion.