title: Is atopic dermatitis a predisposing factor for experimental acute irritant contact dermatitis?
abstract: Proclivity to acute irritant contact dermatitis has been reviewed by comparing the response in patients with atopic dermatitis to controls. Although several controlled studies demonstrate such a proclivity, others do not, suggesting that the mechanisms involved are complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0989, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallacher
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Maibach
mesh_terms: D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications*; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans