Anatom3DContact dermatitis
Dermatitis contacta · Kontaktní dermatitida
What it is
The skin reacts to something it touched — irritant (soap, solvent) or allergic (nickel, fragrance).
Symptoms & signs
- Itchy red patches exactly where the contact was
- blistering
- dryness and cracking
- occupational pattern
🚩 Get help if…
- call 112 / 911 now Swelling of lips, tongue or throat, or trouble breathing
- see a doctor soon Weeping, crusted or hot spreading rash with fever
- see a doctor soon Rash around the eyes or on the genitals that is spreading
- see a doctor soon No improvement after 2 weeks of avoiding the trigger
Where it strikes
Medical treatment
- Identify and remove the trigger
- patch testing
- topical steroids
- emollients
- barrier creams
- gloves
Natural & lifestyle
- Fragrance-free products
- cotton liners under gloves
- hand-care routine
- nickel-free jewellery
Emerging & experimental
- Barrier-repair ceramide formulations
- targeted JAK creams
Alternative, off-label & anecdotal
Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.
- Colloidal oatmeal — trials soothe itch and dryness mixed evidence
- Herbal and 'natural' creams — can themselves cause contact allergy anecdotal / traditional
ICD codes
- ICD-10 L25.9
- ICD-11 EK02.Z Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified