Irritant dermatitis to metal in a child with atopic skin disease

Sharon E. Jacob, Shehla Admani

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Abstract

Irritation to metal salts can worsen atopic skin disease in children. The case of a 9-year-old boy with a pruritic, unusually shaped, scaly plaque localized to the upper lip is described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-262
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association
Volume6
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2014

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Advanced and Specialized Nursing

Keywords

  • Aluminum
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Irritant contact dermatitis
  • Metal
  • Pop-tab

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