Dermatitis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Dermatitis is a blanket term literally meaning “inflammation of the skin”. It is usually used to refer to eczema, which is also known as Dermatitis eczema. There are several different types. Usually all of them have in common an allergic reaction to specific allergens.

Specific Types of Dermatitis

(ICD-10 codes are provided where available.)

Cercarial dermatitis (B65.3)
Dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
Atopic dermatitis (L20)
Seborrhoeic dermatitis (L21)
Contact dermatitis (L23-L25)
- Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis (L23.7)
Nummular dermatitis (L30.0)
Dyshidrotic dermatitis (L30.1)

Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Familial granulomatosis
Chemical/Poisoning	3,3-dichlorobenzidine , Absidia species poisoning , Acetaldehyde , Acetone , Acrylonitrile , Actl9, Acute pesticide poisoning , Adhesives, African hemp exposure , African milk bush poisoning , Agapanthus poisoning , Alicyclic hydrocarbons , Alkalies, Allyl glycidyl ether , Anthurium poisoning , Aureobasidium pullulans exposure , Azalea poisoning , Azficel-t, Balsam of peru, Baneberry poisoning , Bilharziella polonica, Black mustard poisoning, Blue cohosh poisoning , Boron overuse , Boston ivy poisoning , Boxwood poisoning , Buttercup poisoning, Butylamines , Calcium oxalate from plants, Calla poisoning , Candelabra cactus poisoning , Caper spruge poisoning , Christmas rose poisoning , Chromium, Chronic pesticide poisoning , Cleaning agents, Clocortolone pivalate, Cobalt, Cosmetics, Crofelemer, Deodrants, Detergents, Dexpanthenol, Dibenzoyl peroxide , Dieffenbachia poisoning , Disulfiram , Ethylene oxide, Ethylenediamine dihydrochloride , Eucalyptus oil poisoning, Flowering maple exposure , Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Formaldehyde , Gasoline , Glutaraldehyde , Gold poisoning , Hexachlorophene, Hydrochlorothiazide, Hydroquinone , Ichthyocrinotoxication , Insecticide sprays, Japanese boxwood poisoning , Jet fuel-5 , Jewelry, Kerosene, Lanolin, Latex, Leather tanning agents, Mercaptobenzothiazole allergy , Mercury poisoning , Metaldehyde , Methanol , Mineral-based crankcase oil , Mirex , Moisturizers, Napkin dermatitis, Nephthytis poisoning , Nickel allergies, Nylon exposure, Paraffin wax , Pellagra-like syndrome , Pepper spray , Perfumes, Pesticide poisoning , Petroleum distillates , Phenol , Phototoxic dermatitis, Pityriasis alba, Plant poisoning , Poison ivy, Poison oak, Poison sumac, Pomphylox, P-phenylenediamine , Psoralens, Pyridoxine, Selenium , Sodium aurothiomalate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Solvents, Stoddard solvent , Sulfuric acid , Thiram in fungicides, Toluene diisocyanate , Trichloroethylene , Trichobilharzia, Tubatoxin poisoning , Turpentine, Uranium , Urushiol, Vanadium , Wool exposure, Xylene
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Excessive sweat, Lichen simplex chronicus, Photoallergic reactions, Phototoxic dermatitis, Seborrhoea
Drug Side Effect	Benzidine , Benzocaine topical, Benzoyl peroxide, Benzyl chloride , Captafol , Captan , Diazepam, Dimethylamine , Efinaconazole, Eflornithine, Ethambutol, Exfoliative, Fluorouracil, Ipilimumab, Levoleucovorin, Lidocaine, Lindane, Neomycin, Ointments containing nsaids, Osmium , Ovol1, Tavaborole, Tetracaine, Thimerosal, Tiagabine
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Polyendocrinopathy
Environmental	Aureobasidium pullulans exposure , Flowering maple exposure
Gastroenterologic	Autoimmune enteropathy, Crohn’s disease, Enteropathy, Schistosoma bovis, Schistosomatium douthitti, Ulcerative colitis
Genetic	Atopy, Filaggrin, Gitelman syndrome, Il4-kif3a, Interferon gamma, Ipex syndrome , Juvenile granulomatosis , Prolidase deficiency
Hematologic	Diabetes mellitus, Fistula , Hypervitaminosis a, Lack of biotin, Leukoencephalopathy, Riboflavin, Rotenone
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Dermatophilosis , Dust mites, Gigantobilharzia, Malassezia furfur, Mansonella ozzardi infection , Schistosoma bovis, Schistosomatium douthitti, Seborrhoea , Synovitis granulomatous , Tinea capitis, Trematodes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	Diabetes mellitus, Hypervitaminosis a, Lack of biotin, Pellagra-like syndrome , Potassium dichromate, Riboflavin, Rotenone
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	Alcohol
Psychiatric	Stress
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	Gitelman syndrome
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Allergic contact dermatitis, Atopy, Cashew nuts, Immune dysregulation , Isothiazolinone allergy , Mercaptobenzothiazole allergy , Nickel allergies, Photoallergic reactions
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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