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  • 1Afsaneh Alavi, MD • Assistant Professor • Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, DSc (Hons), MEd, FRCPC (Med)(Derm), FAAD, MAPWCA • Professor • Medicine and Public Health • Director • International Interprofessional Wound Care Course (IIWCC) & Masters of Science Community Health (Prevention and Wound Care) • Dalla Lana Faculty of Public Health • University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Clinical Editor • Advances in Skin & Wound Care Barry Ladizinski, MD, MPH, MBA • Dermatology Resident • Division of Dermatology • John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Chicago, Illinois Ami Saraiya, MD • Research Fellow • Department of Dermatology, Tufts University • Boston, Massachusetts Kachiu C. Lee, MD • Assistant Professor • Department of Dermatology, Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island Sandy Skotnicki-Grant, MD • Assistant Professor • Department of Dermatology, University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada Howard Maibach, MD • Professor • Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

Advances in Skin & Wound Care
|May 13, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Contact dermatitis, a common issue in wound care, can be irritant or allergic. Identifying and avoiding common allergens in wound care products is crucial for prevention and treatment.

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