Contact Dermatitis

Question 1

What does irritant contact dermatitis look like?

Answer 1

Dry, painful, cracked, inflamed skin at the face and arms

Question 2

What causes irritant contact dermatitis?

Answer 2

Chemical irritant (immediate)
Solvents + soaps (repeated exposure)
Occlusive clothing and warm temperatures

Question 3

What are the preventive measures for irritant contact dermatitis?

Answer 3

1. Avoid benzocaine/lidocaine
2. Barrier cream
3. Wash with luke-warm water

Question 4

What is a mild soap to recommend for irritant contact dermatitis?

Answer 4

Cetaphil

Question 5

What is an emollient to recommend for irritant contact dermatitis?

Answer 5

Eucerin

Question 6

What would you recommend for itching of irritant contact dermatitis?

Answer 6

Hydrocortisone

Question 7

What does allergic contact dermatitis look like?

Answer 7

Papules, vesicles over inflamed skin w/ itch, oozing of vesicular fluid

Question 8

What causes allergic contact dermatitis?

Answer 8

Urushiol (resin in plants)

Question 9

(T/F) Urushiol can be transferred to other people and/or body surfaces

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What are some preventive measures of allergic contact dermatitis?

Answer 10

Barrier cream

Question 11

What barrier cream would you recommend for allergic contact dermatitis?

Answer 11

Ivy Block Only

Question 12

What are some exclusions for using hydrocortisone cream?

Answer 12

<2 yrs old

>20% of BSA

Question 13

In treating poison ivy, you should (shower/bath)

Answer 13

Shower; to remove urushiol

Question 14

To relieve itching from poison ivy, you should take_____ ____ _____

Answer 14

Colloidal oatmeal bath

Question 15

When should you use calamine for poison ivy?

Answer 15

For non-weeping lesions

Question 16

If you’re exposed to poison ivy, what else could you do besides taking a shower?

Answer 16

Use poison ivy scrub for 2 min and wipe away with cloth or use burow’s solution to help dry the area