title: Allergic contact dermatitis: immune system involvement and distinctive clinical cases.
abstract: The aim of this review is drawing the attention to the contact dermatitis, an inflammatory skin condition due to pro-inflammatory and toxic factors able to activate the skin innate immunity (irritant contact dermatitis) or caused by a T-cell- mediated hypersensitivity reaction (allergic contact dermatitis). The immune system involvement and a variety of clinical pictures are described in order to better diagnose, prevent and treat allergic contact dermatitis.
authors.affiliation: School and Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. sele19pf@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imbesi
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Minciullo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gangemi
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D007107:Immune System; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007114:Immunization; D007249:Inflammation; D012882:Skin Tests; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*