Contact Dermatitis: A Learning Module

Abstract

Abstract An interactive module with a realistic patient case, as well as questions and answers throughout the module, is better at engaging participants and hence contributes more to their learning. This PowerPoint module presents an important overview of contact dermatitis through a realistic clinical patient case, which can assist medical students, interns, residents, and fellows in gaining an understanding of this subspecialty. The module elucidates the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of allergic contact dermatitis, comparing it to irritant contact dermatitis. Participants are engaged during the patient case by means of interactive questions and answers throughout the module. Users should allot around 45–60 minutes of their time to completing this module. If the module is used for a lecture or group session, the presenter/session leader should be knowledgeable in the subspecialty of contact dermatitis.

Keywords

• Delayed Hypersensitivity
• Type 4 Hypersensitivity
• T Cell-Mediated Hypersensitivity
• Allergic Contact Dermatitis
• Contact Irritation
• Patch Tests