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DERMITE CONTACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contact dermatitis
1, record 1, English, contact%20dermatitis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contact dermatitis is the best understood and potentially the most correctable of eczematous reactions. For any such rash, the clinician should first determine whether it could be a contact reaction. If the cause can be identified, its avoidance cures it. There are two types of contact dermatitis, irritant and allergic. 1, record 1, English, - contact%20dermatitis
Record 1, Key term(s)
- contact eczema
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dermite de contact
1, record 1, French, dermite%20de%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'eczéma est en fait le nom générique d'un grand nombre de lésions cutanées. [...] Il existe deux types d'eczéma : la dermite de contact et la dermite atopique. [La dermite de contact] est provoquée par le contact de la peau avec des substances (irritantes ou allergènes]. [Elle] se caractérise par des rougeurs, des cloques et de la démangeaison. 1, record 1, French, - dermite%20de%20contact
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dermatite de contact
- eczéma de contact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dermatitis por contacto
1, record 1, Spanish, dermatitis%20por%20contacto
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dermatitis venenata 1, record 1, Spanish, dermatitis%20venenata
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Padecimiento de la piel de tipo reaccional, causado por los más diversos agentes, los cuales pueden actuar como irritantes primarios o bien por hipersensibilidad, y a los que, desde un punto de vista práctico, se llamará contactantes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dermatitis%20por%20contacto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La topografía de la dermatitis por contacto es muy diversa y de hecho está en relación con las regiones de la piel más expuestas a los "contactantes". 1, record 1, Spanish, - dermatitis%20por%20contacto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"dermatitis venenata": inflamación alérgica aguda de la piel causada por contacto con diversas substancias químicas, animales o vegetales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dermatitis%20por%20contacto
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- allergic contact dermatitis 1, record 2, English, allergic%20contact%20dermatitis
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- allergic contact eczema 2, record 2, English, allergic%20contact%20eczema
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An acute inflammatory condition of the skin following topical exposure to an allergen to which the subject shows delayed hypersensitivity. 3, record 2, English, - allergic%20contact%20dermatitis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 2, English, - allergic%20contact%20dermatitis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dermatite de contact allergique
1, record 2, French, dermatite%20de%20contact%20allergique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- eczéma de contact allergique 1, record 2, French, ecz%C3%A9ma%20de%20contact%20allergique
masculine noun
- eczéma de contact 2, record 2, French, ecz%C3%A9ma%20de%20contact
masculine noun
- dermite de contact 3, record 2, French, dermite%20de%20contact
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - dermatite%20de%20contact%20allergique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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