contact eczema

People who have a history of allergies have an increased risk for developing contact eczema.

Contact eczema is curable, provided the offending substance can be avoided and its traces removed from one's environment.

About three quarters of cases of contact eczema are of the irritant type, which is the most common occupational skin disease.

The condition is sometimes referred to as allergic contact eczema (allergic contact dermatitis).

Skin reactions to poison ivy and poison sumac are examples of allergic contact eczema.

Other examples of contact eczema include reactions to laundry detergents, nickel (present in jewelry), cosmetics, fabrics, clothing, and perfume.

Contact eczema (contact dermatitis) is a localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an allergen (an allergy-causing substance) or with an irritant such as an acid, a cleaning agent, or other chemical.