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Allergic contact dermatitis is cutaneous inflammation triggered by an external allergen via a delayed (type 4) hypersensitivity immunological reaction.
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Hall, A. (2019). Allergic Contact Dermatitis. In: Atlas of Male Genital Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99750-6_16
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