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Alcohol dermatitis: allergic contact dermatitis and contact urticaria syndrome |
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| Authors: | Suwirakorn Ophaswongse Howard I. Maibach |
| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA |
| Abstract: | In spite of not knowing the numbers of people exposed and obviously incomplete reporting, the known mechanisms of alcohol cutaneous intolerance and the literature classified according to mechanisms are listed. Testing techniques for delayed- and immediate-types are proposed. |
| Keywords: | alcohols ethanol impurity aldehyde allergic contact dermatitis contact urticaria syndrome cross-sensitivity |