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Contact Dermatitis

  • Offers fast access to information through core messages

  • Contains hundreds of colour photos and tables

  • Includes a dictionary of contact allergens

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (64 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Historical Aspects of Contact Dermatitis

    • Jean-Marie Lachapelle
    Pages 1-10
  3. Basic Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Genetics and Individual Predispositions in Contact Dermatitis

      • Axel Schnuch, Berit Christina Carlsen
      Pages 13-52
    3. Mechanisms of Irritant and Allergic Contact Dermatitis

      • Stefan F. Martin, Charlotte M. Bonefeld
      Pages 95-120
    4. Molecular Aspects in Allergic and Irritant Contact Dermatitis

      • Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin, Christine Lafforgue
      Pages 121-138
    5. Role of the Permeability Barrier in Contact Dermatitis

      • Ehrhardt Proksch, Jochen Brasch
      Pages 139-156
  4. Dermatoxicology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
    2. Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Humans: Experimental and Quantitative Aspects

      • Malin Glindvad Ahlström, Jeanne Duus Johansen
      Pages 159-174
    3. Predictive Tests for Irritants and Allergens: Human, Animal, and In Vitro Tests

      • David A. Basketter, Ian Kimber, Janine Ezendam
      Pages 175-192
  5. Epidemiology and Clinical Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
    2. Epidemiology of Contact Dermatitis and Contact Allergy

      • Wolfgang Uter, Thomas L. Diepgen
      Pages 195-216
    3. Contact Allergy in Children

      • An Goossens, Marie-Anne Morren
      Pages 217-240
    4. Clinical Features of Contact Dermatitis

      • Niels K. Veien
      Pages 241-294
    5. Clinical Aspects of Irritant Contact Dermatitis

      • Richard Brans, Swen Malte John, Peter J. Frosch
      Pages 295-329
    6. Hand Eczema: Causative Factors, Diagnosis, Personal and Societal Consequences

      • Nina H. Ulrich, Jacob P. Thyssen, Hiromi Mizutani, Rosemary L. Nixon
      Pages 331-354
    7. Protein Contact Dermatitis

      • An Goossens, Cristina Amaro, Vera Mahler
      Pages 355-364

About this book

The sixth edition of Contact Dermatitis covers in detail every conceivable aspect of irritant and allergic contact dermatitis and its modern-day management. The 1st edition of this book was published in 1992 and has served as the main reference book of contact dermatitis. In this new edition special emphasis is given to immunological mechanisms, molecular aspects of sensitizers, atypical clinical forms, patch test methodology, reactions to medicaments, and occupational and environmental factors. In order to optimize the diagnostic approach, a wide range of information is provided, including a dictionary of contact allergens and detailed information on exposure assessment. Retained chapters from the previous edition have been thoroughly revised to reflect the latest knowledge. Furthermore, completely new chapters have been added on a variety of topics, including contact allergy to medical implants, relevant allergens in gloves and immediate reactions to occupational materials. The editors and authors are all leading practitioners in the field. The comprehensive but approachable text is supplemented by a large number of full colour illustrations and tables. Core messages highlight the most important information and will help the reader to gain a better understanding of the subject and greater competence in everyday practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Dermatology and Allergy National Allergy Research Centre Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  • Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany

    Vera Mahler

  • Laboratoire de Dermatochimie, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin

  • Professor emeritus Formerly Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

    Peter J. Frosch

About the editors

The editors are all leading scientists and practitioners in the field of contact dermatitis. They cover a broad span of expertise and have a vast experience.

Jeanne Duus Johansen is professor in cutaneous allergy, has published more than 400 scientific papers on the subject and is the editor of several books.

Vera Mahler is professor of Dermatology at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg. At the Department of Dermatology she in charge of the Allergy Unit including the patch test clinics and clinics for occupational skin diseases. She is president of the German Contact Dermatitis Society (DKG) and coordinator of the evidence-based German patch test guideline and member of the Executive Committee of the European Contact Dermatitis Society (ESCD). Her research activities include research on understanding the clinical risk factors, prevention strategies and molecular interactions in (protein) contact dermatitis, contact urticarial and occupational skin diseases. 

Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin is professor of organic chemistry at the University of Strasbourg. His research activities include research on understanding the molecular interactions between chemicals present in our environment (cosmetics, preservatives, drugs, natural products etc.) and skin, in relation to toxicological problems such as cutaneous allergy.

Peter Frosch is professor emeritus of dermatology at the Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Dortmund and University of Witten/Herdecke. He is founding editor of this textbook, has edited 4 more monographs in the field of contact dermatitis and recently published  a practical guide focusing on occupational dermatitis (in German).  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contact Dermatitis

  • Editors: Jeanne Duus Johansen, Vera Mahler, Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin, Peter J. Frosch

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36335-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Reference Module Medicine

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36334-5Published: 13 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-36335-2Published: 12 October 2020

  • Edition Number: 6

  • Number of Pages: XX, 1533

  • Number of Illustrations: 130 b/w illustrations, 220 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Previously published with Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin-Heidelberg

  • Topics: Dermatology, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine, Allergology

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