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2277961 
Journal Article 
Review 
An update on airborne contact dermatitis: 2001-2006 
Santos, R; Goossens, An 
2007 
Yes 
Contact Dermatitis
ISSN: 0105-1873
EISSN: 1600-0536 
57 
6 
353-360 
English 
17988283 
WOS:000250727800001 
Reports on airborne dermatoses are mainly published in the context of occupational settings. Hence, in recent years, dermatologists and also occupational physicians have become increasingly aware of the airborne source of contact dermatitis, resulting mainly from exposure to irritants or allergens. However, their occurrence is still underestimated, because reports often omit the term 'airborne' in relation to dust or volatile allergens. For the present update, we screened the journals 'Contact Dermatitis' (July 2000 to December 2006); 'Dermatitis', formerly named 'American Journal of Contact Dermatitis'; 'La Lettre du Gerda' (January 2000 to December 2006); and also included relevant articles from other journals published during the same period. This resulted in an updated list of airborne dermatitis causes. 
airborne; allergic contact dermatitis; contact urticaria; irritant contact dermatitis; occupational; photo-allergic contact dermatitis