Contact Dermatitis causes

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

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, Diazepam, Eflornithine, Hydrochlorothiazide, Neomycin, Ointments containing NSAIDs,Psoralens, Tetracaine, 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