Letter C

Contact dermatitis

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A skin condition caused by contact between skin and some substance.

Includes irritant contact dermatitis (a rash brought on purely by repeated irritation from a substance such as water causing 'dish pan hands') and allergic contact dermatitis (involving a specific sensitivity or allergy to a specific substance such as poison ivy).

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