Health Dictionary
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Contact Dermatitis causes
Introduction
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
- Benzoyl Perroxide
- Cosmetics
- Deodrants
- Insecticide sprays
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | Adhesives, Alcohol, Alkalies, Black mustard poisoning, Buttercup poisoning, Cement (Potassium dichromate), Chromium,Cleaning agents, Cobalt, Cosmetics, Deodrants, Detergents, Ethylene oxide, Ethylenediamine, Eucalyptus oil poisoning, Formaldehyde,Gold, Hair dyes (p-Phenylenediamine), Insecticide sprays, Jewelry, Kerosene, Lanolin, Latex, Leather tanning agents,Mercaptobenzothiazole (rubber), Moisturizers,Nickel, Perfumes, Poison ivy, Poison oak, Poison sumac, p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) in temporary tattoos, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Solvents, Thiram in fungicides, Turpentine, Xylene |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Benzocaine topical, Benzoyl peroxide, Bexarotene , Clocortolone pivalate, Diazepam, dibucaine, Eflornithine, Fluocinonide, Halcinonide, Hydrochlorothiazide, Hydroquinone, Luliconazole, Mometasone furoate, Mupirocin, Neomycin, Ointments containing NSAIDs,Psoralens, Sertaconazole, Tetracaine, Tiagabine, Thimerosal |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | Balsam of Peru, Calcium oxalate from plants, Cashew nuts, |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | Long-term exposure to wet diapers |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Benzocaine topical
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Calcium oxalate from plants
- Eucalyptus oil poisoning
- Fluticasone (cream/lotion)
- Insecticide sprays
- Ointments containing NSAIDs
- p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) in temporary tattoos
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saumya Easaw, M.B.B.S.[3]