Irritant Dermatitis to Metal in a Child With Atopic Skin Disease

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Source:

Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association

September/October 2014, Volume :6 Number 5 , page 261 - 262 [Buy]

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Keywords

Aluminum, Atopic Dermatitis, Irritant Contact Dermatitis, Metal, Pop-Tab

Authors

Jacob, Sharon E.
Admani, Shehla

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Irritation to metal salts can worsen atopic skin disease in children. The case of a 9-year-old boy with a pruritic, unusually shaped, scaly plaque localized to the upper lip is described.