Resumen de Allergic contact dermatitis: Immune system involvement and distinctive clinical cases

S. Imbesi, P.L. Minciullo, S. Isola, Sebastiano Gangemi

• The aim of this review is drawing the attention to the contact dermatitis, an inflammatory skin condition due to pro-inflammatory and toxic factors able to activate the skin innate immunity (irritant contact dermatitis) or caused by a T-cell- mediated hypersensitivity reaction (allergic contact dermatitis).

  The immune system involvement and a variety of clinical pictures are described in order to better diagnose, prevent and treat allergic contact dermatitis.