The “ Guidelines for the management of contact dermatitis: an update ” for the management of contact dermatitis have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists. They present evidence-based guidance for investigation and treatment, with an identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines, including details of relevant epidemiological aspects, diagnosis, and investigation.
The words ‘eczema’ and ‘dermatitis’ are often used synonymously to describe a polymorphic pattern of inflammation, which in the acute phase is characterized by erythema and vesiculation, and in the chronic phase by dryness, lichen- cation and fissuring. Contact dermatitis describes these patterns of reaction in response to external agents, which may be the result of the external agents acting either as irritants, where the T…
