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Description
- An acute or chronic eczematous eruption that may result from either direct irritation to the skin (irritant contact dermatitis) or from a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to a contact allergen (allergic contact dermatitis).
- Most cases of contact dermatitis are irritant contact dermatitis (>80%).
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