Premium
Computer assisted monitoring of contact dermatitis patients
Author(s) -
DoomsGoossens A.,
Degreef H.,
And J. Drieghe,
Dooms M.
Publication year - 1980
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1980.tb03919.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , cosmetics , medicine , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , allergen , allergy , pathology , immunology
All contact dermatitis patients are told to avoid their specific allergens. As regards topical pharmaceutical agents, however, it is almost impossible for these patients to identify the products that contain their allergens. In order to provide reliable information for these patients, we have designed a computer assisted data system, The CODEX (COntact DErmatitis indeX) system consists of three computer readable files: a Product File containing the complete composition of the pharmaceutical products an the Belgian market that arc applied on the skin and the mucous membranes, a Patient File with the patient's anamnesis, and a Literature File with cross‐referenced material on contact dermatitis. Each patient is given a list of the products that contain his/her allergen(s). The data bases are analyzed statistically and updated periodically. Cosmetics in general are excluded.