title: Contact dermatitis in children.
abstract: It is generally admitted that contact dermatitis seldom appears in children. Eighty-seven cases, however, have been diagnosed at the Department of Allergology of the Dermatological Clinic in Strasbourg in the past 10 years (1969-1978). No element of atopic diathesis could be found in any of them. We have reviewed the cases with a positive patch test to try to derive both theoretical and practical conclusions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008628:Mercury / Q000009:adverse effects; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003358:Cosmetics; D008670:Metals; D008628:Mercury