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Are you in doubt about a diagnosis, the choice of an allergen or just curious?
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…to guidelines, master classes, reference books, the journal Contact Dermatitis and participate in task forces influencing policies in Europe.
The European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) is the leading source of expertise, in the field of cutaneous allergy, environmental and occupational dermatitis.
Recommendations of the European
Society of Contact Dermatitis
many open access in:
Contact Dermatitis
Patch Testing 5th Edition
The full text of Anton de Groot’s well-known book Patch Testing (5th edition, 2022) is available to all members of the Society. A big thank you from The Executive Committee goes out to Dr de Groot for his generous donation of the book.
The Journal Contact Dermatitis is the official journal of the ESCD. It publishes scientific discoveries in the field of cutaneous allergy, environmental and occupational dermatitis, including chemical aspects, immunology, and drug reactions. Its impact factor is (2021):6.4
(free for members)
The ESCD promotes interest in contact dermatitis and environmental & occupational skin diseases
Dr Mihály (“Misi”) Matura
secretary@escd.org
💡Want to present your research in contact allergy? Submit your abstract to the 16th Congress of the ESCD (escd2024.com ) and share your work with colleagues in the beautiful city of Dresden!
👍All abstracts will be published on the homepage and in Contact Dermatitis.
😃Submit your abstract by 31st March 2024 at escd2024.com/upload/ ... See MoreSee Less
😎 Did you know that as an ESCD member, you get full free access to some amazing master classes? At the moment, the ESCD provides three highly valuable educational videos and a comprehensive quiz on 'how to patch test' by leading experts, as e.g. Prof. Mark Wilkinson - and there is more to come.
👨🏫 Please have a look on the website: escd.org/members-area/educational-videos/ to find these interesting materials and more.
💡 Currently, the educational material is available in English. What other languages would you wish for? Let us know under th#science
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You are Logged in as Aveo (Logout)💡 Publication alert: Prevalence and incidence of hand eczema in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuksel et al. (doi.org/10.1111/cod.14489)
🧐 This systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and cohort studies from 2000 to 2022 found that the self-reported point prevalence of hand eczema in healthcare workers was 13.5% (95% CI: 9.3–18.4), although amongst those with available data, 57.7% (95% CI: 37.8–76.5) reported mild symptoms only. These findings suggest that hand eczema remains a common problem in this occupational group. ... See MoreSee Less
💡 Publication alert: Transcriptional differences between vesicular hand eczema and atopic dermatitis by Rosenberg et al. (doi.org/10.1111/cod.14442)
🧐Re-analysis of bulk RNA-seq data from atopic dermatitis and vesicular hand eczema reveal distinct and shared differentially expressed genes and pathogenic pathways in these disorders
🤔Upregulation of interferon signalling with subsequent Th1 responses and necroptosis was more prominent in vesicular hand eczema compared to atopic dermatitis ... See MoreSee Less
💡 Publication alert: Have a look at the recent article by Maria Oberländer Christensen et al. (doi.org/10.1111/cod.14456), who validated selected hand eczema ICD-10 codes in the Danish National Patient Registry and described disease characteristics, lifestyle factors and medication use in adult hand eczema patients.
🔬 ICD-10 codes revealed positive predictive values ≥90%, except for irritant contact dermatitis (unspecified) (79.7%) and hyperkeratotic hand and foot eczema (84.1%).
👩 Hand eczema patients were most often women, middle-aged or older, of Danish ethnicity, had an atopic medical history and were smokers. ... See MoreSee Less
😎 We are excited to announce that the registration for the Congress of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) 2024 from the 4th until the 7th September in Dresden is now open.
🔬 The ESCD congress will provide a platform for delegates and industry to network with leading experts in the field, to participate in different session formats, such as plenaries, focus sessions, educational sessions and poster presentations, and to deepen the understanding of the latest research and practices in the field.
📚 You can now submit an abstract for the conference for both oral and poster presentations: escd2024.com/ Abstract submission will close on the 31st of March 2024. We look forward to welcoming you to Dresden 2024. ... See MoreSee Less
ESCD – Congress 2024
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We are excited to announce that the registration for the Congress of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) 2024 from the 4th until the 7th September in Dresden is now open. The congres...... See MoreSee Less
🔬 Publication alert! Antioxidant Activity and Skin Sensitization of Eugenol and Isoeugenol: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
💡 Find the current publication on this interesting topic by the research team around Prof Elena Gimenez-Arnau at: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00263 ... See MoreSee Less
💡What's new in contact allergy research?
🧐Fascinating work by Mraz et al. show that JAML (an adhesion molecule) can support inflammatory responses in a mouse model of contact allergy.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/cod.14409 ... See MoreSee Less