[contentuser]

Treatment

Once offending chemicals or substances are identified, either by history or by patch testing, they can be eliminated. Afterward, the skin eventually heals on its own.

In addition to avoiding irritating or allergy-producing chemicals, treatment of contact dermatitis is directed toward symptom relief. Drying agents applied to blistered and weeping areas and moisturizers applied to chronic lesions that are thick and scaly often have an ameliorating effect.

The itch, at times seve...Read the full article