“Dermatitis is a medical term for rash,” says Dr Zainab Laftah, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokesman. It refers to when the skin becomes red, sore and irritated.

Background: Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis to food is likely underreported ... the most common allergen was nickel (48.7%), followed by Myroxilon pereirae (balsam of Peru) (20.6% ...

Methodological problems with most available studies of immunotherapy of contact allergy to nickel make any definite ... Immunotherapy of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) has tantalized allergists ...

and jewelry that contains metals such as nickel? When your skin becomes inflamed after coming in contact with one of these substances -- or many more -- the condition is called contact dermatitis.

A diagnosis of "contact dermatitis probably from ... eczematous and slightly swollen. A diagnosis of "dermatitis venenata probably nickel sensitization" was made. A patch test to nickel was ...

particularly allergic contact dermatitis, which is a common form of eczema caused by an immune system reaction to specific substances. "Nickel is a common metal allergen found in many earrings ...

Results—Allergic contact dermatitis caused by thiourams (23.3%) and mercaptobenzothiazole (20.9%) was prevalent. Other haptens, such as benzocaine and nickel, which are contained in clothing, ...