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What are clinical findings of ICD?

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Mild irritants (erythema, chapped skin, dryness, fissuring (repeated exposures over time) Pruritis from mild to extreme, pain most common symptom when erosions and fissures are present. Severe cases edema, exudate and tenderness Potent irritants produce painful blisters w/in hours post-exposure. It is most common type of CD, affects hands common, for children diaper and dry skin dermatitis most common, due to repititive exposure to water, glazed, parched scalded appearance. In ICD inflammatory cells play a role, but not lymphocytes so no prior sensitization is needed, affects everyone after sufficient exposure.


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