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Is atopic dermatitis a predisposing factor for experimental acute irritant contact dermatitis? |
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| Authors: | G. Gallacher H. I. Maibach |
| Affiliation: | Department Of Dermatology, University Of California, School Of Medicine, Box 0989, Surge 110, San Francisco, CA 94143-0989, USA |
| Abstract: | Proclivity to acute irritant contact dermatitis has been reviewed by comparing the response in patients with atopic dermatitis to controls. Although several controlled studies demonstrate such a proclivity, others do not, suggesting that the mechanisms involved are complex. |
| Keywords: | acute irritant contact dermatitis irritation atopy experimental atopic dermatitis sodium lauryl sulfate transepidermal water loss |