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*[[Skin lesion]] attributed to any [[allergens]] or [[irritants]].
*[[Skin lesion]] attributed to any [[allergens]] or [[irritants]].
*Gold standard of [[treatment]] is [[patch testing]]. <ref name="pmid33091591">{{cite journal| author=Brar KK| title=A review of contact dermatitis. | journal=Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol | year= 2021 | volume= 126 | issue= 1 | pages= 32-39 | pmid=33091591 | doi=10.1016/j.anai.2020.10.003 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=33091591  }} </ref>
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Overview

Eczema is classified according to location, appearance, or etiology. [1]

More Common Types of Eczema

  • Table 1 enumerates the common types of eczema with their corresponding description.


Table 1. More Common types of Eczema.
Classification Description
Atopic eczema
Contact dermatitis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis

Lesser Common Types of Eczema

  • Table 2 highlights the lesser common types of eczema with their respective features.


Table 2. Lesser Common types of Eczema.
Classification Description
Dyshidrosis
(Dyshidrotic Eczema, Pompholyx, Vesicular Palmoplantar Dermatitis, or Housewife’s Eczema)
Nummular Dermatitis
(Discoid Eczema)
Stasis Dermatitis
(Venous Eczema, Gravitational Eczema, Varicose eczema)
Dermatitis herpetiformis
(Duhring's Disease)
Neurodermatitis
(Localized Scratch Dermatitis, Lichen Simplex Chronicus)
Autoeczematization
(Autosensitization)


References

  1. Johansson SG, Hourihane JO, Bousquet J; et al. (2001). "A revised nomenclature for allergy. An EAACI position statement from the EAACI nomenclature task force". Allergy. 56 (9): 813–24. PMID 11551246.
  2. Peters N, Peters AT (2019). "Atopic dermatitis". Allergy Asthma Proc. 40 (6): 433–436. doi:10.2500/aap.2019.40.4265. PMID 31690388.
  3. Sampogna F, Linder D, Piaserico S, Altomare G, Bortune M, Calzavara-Pinton P; et al. (2014). "Quality of life assessment of patients with scalp dermatitis using the Italian version of the Scalpdex". Acta Derm Venereol. 94 (4): 411–4. doi:10.2340/00015555-1731. PMID 24287710.