title: Common allergic skin conditions.
abstract: Skin conditions regarded as having an 'allergic' origin are extremely common. Immunologically specific hypersensitivities to food and aeroallergens and idiosyncratic reactions to food chemicals play a role in some of the individuals suffering from these conditions, but in others intrinsic or unknown factors dominate. Rashes are frequently seen in relation to food intolerance and adverse drug reactions that share common mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Flinders Medical Centre.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Heddle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gillis
mesh_terms: D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D017443:Skin Diseases, Eczematous / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D014581:Urticaria / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy