Contact dermatitis is an acute or chronic skin inflammation resulting from interaction with a chemical, biologic, or physical agent. This chapter discusses the major types of contact dermatitis, including irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), and their predisposing factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk reduction, and treatment. Also reviewed are specific etiologic forms of contact dermatitis (including topical medication allergy dermatitis, systemic contact dermatitis, clothing, textile and shoe dermatitis, and occupational contact dermatitis) as well as subtypes of contact dermatitis (including photosensitivity and latex allergy dermatitis). Figures show different types of dermatitis (such as chronic eczematous dermatitis, acute and ACD, and photocontact dermatitis), along with specific reactions from causes such as wearing a bib, a leather hatband, or sandals and from poison oak, glyceryl thioglycolate, tosylamide formaldehyde resin, rosin applied to a violin bow, bacitracin, and powdered natural rubber latex gloves. Tables list body sites affected by contact allergens, misconceptions about ACD, criteria for determining who should be given a patch te
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