Pediatric Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Christen Brown; JiaDe Yu

doi:10.1016/j.iac.2021.04.004

Pediatric Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2021 Aug;41(3):393-408. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 Jun 5.

Authors

Christen Brown¹, JiaDe Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: jiade.yu@mgh.harvard.edu.

PMID: 34225896
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.04.004

Abstract

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) affects up to 20% of adults and children, although children are infrequently patch tested. Available data suggest that children and adults, with or without atopic dermatitis, have the same prevalence of ACD. Patch testing is the gold standard for evaluation of ACD. The Pediatric Baseline Series was recently published by expert consensus for use in pediatric patch testing, with additional allergens tested as guided by history. This article examines methods of patch testing and up-to-date data on pediatric ACD. The top allergens are reviewed, and avoidance strategies are discussed.

Keywords: Allergy; Atopic dermatitis; Contact dermatitis; Patch testing; Pediatric allergic contact dermatitis; Pediatric allergy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Allergens
Child
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* / epidemiology
Dermatitis, Atopic*
Humans
Patch Tests
Prevalence

Substances

Allergens