Irritant contact eczema

Irritant contact eczema: Introduction

Irritant contact eczema: Irritant contact eczema is a form of eczema that occurs when an irritating substance comes into direct contact with the skin. Eczema is a type of skin inflammation or irritation that manifests as a skin rash. This form of eczema often occurs in occupational settings. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Irritant contact eczema is available below.

Symptoms of Irritant contact eczema

• Dry flaky patches of skin
• Red patches of skin
• Skin rash
• Itchy patches of skin
• Patches of reduced skin pigmentation
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Irritant contact eczema

Irritant contact eczema: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Irritant contact eczema:

• Blistered skin due to infection
• Skin infection - bacterial or viral
• Skin scarring due to infection
• Psychological effects
• Disturbed sleep (see Insomnia)
• more complications...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Irritant contact eczema?

• Failure to diagnose Irritant contact eczema
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• Undiagnosed: Irritant contact eczema

Causes of Irritant contact eczema

• There is a large range of possible irritants that can trigger eczma. Some of the more common ones include:
• Soaps and detergents
• Cosmetics and other toiletry products
• Cleaning products
• Salts
• more causes...»

See full list of 17 causes of Irritant contact eczema

More information about causes of Irritant contact eczema:

• Underlying causes of Irritant contact eczema

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Irritant contact eczema

Medical research articles related to Irritant contact eczema include:

• Eczema
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