title: Alcohol dermatitis: allergic contact dermatitis and contact urticaria syndrome. A review.
abstract: In spite of not knowing the numbers of people exposed and obviously incomplete reporting, the known mechanisms of alcohol cutaneous intolerance and the literature classified according to mechanisms are listed. Testing techniques for delayed- and immediate-types are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ophaswongse
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Maibach
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000009:adverse effects; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D000431:Ethanol