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Authoritative facts about the skin from the New Zealand Dermatological Society Incorporated.

Skin reactions to external agents

Link to DermNet's pages about cutaneous reactions to external agents.

Injury
Ageing skin
Bedsores
Chemical burns
Drug abuse
Erosions and ulcers
Insects and mites
Irritant contact dermatitis
Marine wounds and stings
Skin problems from stomas
Jellyfish larvae: Sea bather's eruption
Sunburn
Wounds

Cold & heat
Chilblains
Cold urticaria
Frostbite
Raynaud phenomenon
Thermal burns

Toxicity
Algal bloom: Seaweed dermatitis
Scombroid fish poisoning
Heavy metal toxicity
Acrodynia (mercury poisoning)
Argyria (silver poisoning)
Arsenic

Immune reactions
Allergic contact dermatitis
Bee stings, food allergy: Anaphylaxis
Angioedema
Plants
Infections, cancer: Annular erythema
Viral infections: Erythema multiforme
Light pressure: Dermographism
Sunlight: Photosensitivity,
Polymorphous light eruption,
Actinic prurigo,
Solar urticaria,
Hydroa vacciniforme and
Photocontact dermatitis
Food allergy: Urticaria
Tattoo-associated skin reactions
Systemic diseases

Drug reactions
Anaphylaxis
Baboon syndrome
Drug hypersensitivity syndrome
Fixed drug eruption
Flagellate erythema
Drug-induced photosensitivity
Pseudoporphyria
Stevens Johnson syndrome
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Toxicity of chemotherapy drugs r Urticaria

Miscellaneous
Aquagenic wrinkling
Dactylitis
Wells syndrome

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If you have any concerns with your skin or its treatment, see a dermatologist for advice.