Contact dermatitis

Contact dermatitis: Many health care workers develop an allergy to latex, as did this nurse. Her rash is due to touching her face while wearing latex gloves.

Almost everyone gets this type of eczema at least once. We get contact dermatitis when something that our skin touches causes a rash. Some rashes happen immediately. Most take time to appear. 

Allergic contact dermatitis

Some people have an allergic skin reaction. You have had this type of contact dermatitis if you had a rash caused by:

• Poison ivy
• Makeup you applied once or few times
• Jewelry you wore for a long time without a reaction, such as a wedding ring
• Jewelry you wore for only a few hours or days
• Latex gloves

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