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71 relations: Agave, Allergen, Allergy, Antigen, Antihistamine, Bacitracin, Balsam of Peru, Biotransformation, Blister, Calamine, Chemokine, Chromium, Cobalt, Contact dermatitis, Corticosteroid, Cutaneous condition, Cytokine, Dendritic cell, Diazolidinyl urea, Diphenhydramine, Dye, Epitope, Excoecaria, Formaldehyde, Gold, Hapten, Herpes labialis, Hypersensitivity, Inflammation, Interleukin, Irritant contact dermatitis, Isothiazolinone, Itch, Langerhans cell, Lymph node, Lymphatic system, Medical history, Mercaptobenzothiazole, Metol, Myroxylon, Neomycin, Nickel, Nickel allergy, Oatmeal, Papule, Patch test, Percutaneous, Perfume, Photographic developer, Physical examination, ..., Platinosis, Pramocaine, Protein, Quaternium-15, Rosin, Soap, Stratum corneum, T cell, Thiomersal, Topical anesthetic, Topical medication, Topical steroid, Toxicodendron, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Toxicodendron radicans, Toxicodendron vernix, Toxin, Tumor necrosis factor superfamily, Type I hypersensitivity, Type IV hypersensitivity, Urushiol. Expand index (21 more) »
Agave
Agave is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
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Allergen
An allergen is a type of antigen that produces an abnormally vigorous immune response in which the immune system fights off a perceived threat that would otherwise be harmless to the body.
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Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
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Antigen
In immunology, an antigen is a molecule capable of inducing an immune response (to produce an antibody) in the host organism.
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Antihistamine
Antihistamines are drugs which treat allergic rhinitis and other allergies.
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Bacitracin
Bacitracin is a mixture of related cyclic peptides produced by organisms of the licheniformis group of Bacillus subtilis var Tracy, first isolated in 1945.
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Balsam of Peru
Balsam of Peru, also known and marketed by many other names, is a balsam derived from a tree known as Myroxylon balsamum var.
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Biotransformation
Biotransformation is the chemical modification (or modifications) made by an organism on a chemical compound.
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Blister
A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, typically caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection.
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Calamine
Calamine, also known as calamine lotion, is a medication used to treat mild itchiness.
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Chemokine
Chemokines (Greek -kinos, movement) are a family of small cytokines, or signaling proteins secreted by cells.
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Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24.
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27.
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Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is a type of inflammation of the skin.
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Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.
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Cutaneous condition
A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands.
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Cytokine
Cytokines are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–20 kDa) that are important in cell signaling.
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Dendritic cell
Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells (also known as accessory cells) of the mammalian immune system.
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Diazolidinyl urea
Diazolidinyl urea is an antimicrobial preservative used in cosmetics.
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Diphenhydramine
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine mainly used to treat allergies.
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Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied.
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Epitope
An epitope, also known as antigenic determinant, is the part of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells, or T cells.
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Excoecaria
Excoecaria is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, formally described by Linnaeus in 1759.
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Formaldehyde
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Gold
Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
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Hapten
Haptens are minute molecules that elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein; the carrier may be one that also does not elicit an immune response by itself.
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Herpes labialis
Herpes labialis, also known as cold sores, is a type of infection by the herpes simplex virus that affects primarily the lip.
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Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity (also called hypersensitivity reaction or intolerance) refers to undesirable reactions produced by the normal immune system, including allergies and autoimmunity.
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Inflammation
Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators.
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Interleukin
Interleukins (ILs) are a group of cytokines (secreted proteins and signal molecules) that were first seen to be expressed by white blood cells (leukocytes).
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Irritant contact dermatitis
Irritant contact dermatitis is a form of contact dermatitis that can be divided into forms caused by chemical irritants and those caused by physical irritants.
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Isothiazolinone
Isothiazolinone (sometimes isothiazolone) is a heterocyclic chemical compound related to isothiazole.
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Itch
Itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch.
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Langerhans cell
Langerhans cells are dendritic cells (antigen-presenting immune cells) of the skin, and contain organelles called Birbeck granules.
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Lymph node
A lymph node or lymph gland is an ovoid or kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system, and of the adaptive immune system, that is widely present throughout the body.
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Lymphatic system
The lymphatic system is part of the vascular system and an important part of the immune system, comprising a network of lymphatic vessels that carry a clear fluid called lymph (from Latin, lympha meaning "water") directionally towards the heart.
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Medical history
The medical history or case history of a patient is information gained by a physician by asking specific questions, either of the patient or of other people who know the person and can give suitable information, with the aim of obtaining information useful in formulating a diagnosis and providing medical care to the patient.
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Mercaptobenzothiazole
2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) is an organosulfur compound with the formula C6H4NSCSH.
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Metol
Metol is the organic compound with the formula HSO4.
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Myroxylon
The genus Myroxylon was originally described in 1753 by Linnaeus, such description was made using a specimen collected in the province of Cartagena (at the time Tolú was located in the province of Cartagena), and named it Toluifera balsamum.
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Neomycin
Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic found in many topical medications such as creams, ointments, and eyedrops.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Nickel allergy
Nickel allergy (also referred to as Ni-ACD) is a form of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by exposure to the chemical element nickel.
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Oatmeal
Oatmeal is made of hulled oat grains – groats – that have either been milled (ground), steel-cut, or rolled.
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Papule
A papule is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in area from a pinhead to 1 cm.
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Patch test
A patch test is a method used to determine whether a specific substance causes allergic inflammation of a patient's skin.
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Percutaneous
In surgery, a percutaneous procedure is any medical procedure or method where access to inner organs or other tissue is done via needle-puncture of the skin, rather than by using an "open" approach where inner organs or tissue are exposed (typically with the use of a scalpel).
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Perfume
Perfume (parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent.
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Photographic developer
In the processing of photographic films, plates or papers, the photographic developer (or just developer) is one or more chemicals that convert the latent image to a visible image.
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Physical examination
A physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination (more popularly known as a check-up) is the process by which a medical professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease.
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Platinosis
Platinosis is an allergy-like reaction to exposure to soluble salts of platinum.
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Pramocaine
Pramocaine (INN and BAN, also known as pramoxine or pramoxine HCI) is a topical anesthetic discovered at Abbott Laboratories in 1953Schmidt JL, Blockus LE, Richards RK.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
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Quaternium-15
Quaternium-15 (systematic name: hexamethylenetetramine chloroallyl chloride) is a quaternary ammonium salt used as a surfactant and preservative in many cosmetics and industrial substances.
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Rosin
Rosin, also called colophony or Greek pitch (pix græca), is a solid form of resin obtained from pines and some other plants, mostly conifers, produced by heating fresh liquid resin to vaporize the volatile liquid terpene components.
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Soap
Soap is the term for a salt of a fatty acid or for a variety of cleansing and lubricating products produced from such a substance.
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Stratum corneum
The stratum corneum (Latin for 'horny layer') is the outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of dead cells (corneocytes).
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T cell
A T cell, or T lymphocyte, is a type of lymphocyte (a subtype of white blood cell) that plays a central role in cell-mediated immunity.
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Thiomersal
Thiomersal (INN), or thimerosal (USAN, JAN), is an organomercury compound.
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Topical anesthetic
A topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic that is used to numb the surface of a body part.
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Topical medication
A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body.
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Topical steroid
Topical steroids are the topical forms of corticosteroids.
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Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae.
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Toxicodendron diversilobum
Toxicodendron diversilobum (syn. Rhus diversiloba), commonly named Pacific poison oak or western poison oak, is a woody vine or shrub in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae.
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Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is a poisonous Asian and Eastern North American flowering plant that is well-known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it.
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Toxicodendron vernix
Toxicodendron vernix, commonly known as poison sumac, is a woody shrub or small tree growing to 9 m (30 ft) tall.
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Toxin
A toxin (from toxikon) is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are thus excluded.
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Tumor necrosis factor superfamily
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily is a protein superfamily of type II transmembrane proteins containing TNF homology domain and forming trimers.
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Type I hypersensitivity
Type I hypersensitivity (or immediate hypersensitivity) is an allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to a specific type of antigen referred to as an allergen.
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Type IV hypersensitivity
Type 4 hypersensitivity is often called delayed type hypersensitivity as the reaction takes several days to develop.
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Urushiol
Urushiol is an oily mixture of organic compounds with allergic properties found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, especially Toxicodendron spp. (e.g., poison oak, Lacquer Tree, poison ivy, poison sumac) and also in parts of the mango tree.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergic_contact_dermatitis
