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ALLERGIC CONTACT ECZEMA [1 record]

Record 1 1993-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

An acute inflammatory condition of the skin following topical exposure to an allergen to which the subject shows delayed hypersensitivity.

CONT

Allergic contact dermatitis. This prototype cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions involves the activation of Langerhans' cells, and infiltration of lymphocytes in response to antigen in susceptible individuals. The early lesions induced by dinitrochlorobenzene and environmental allergens (poison ivy) include basophil infiltration replaced some days later by mast cell recruitment and replication.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

Une dermatite (ou un eczéma, les deux termes étant, dans la pratique, synonymes) peut se développer après contact de la peau avec certaines substances à la suite d'un conflit immunologique, c'est la dermatite de contact allergique.

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