Patch Test Results in Patients with Suspected Contact Dermatitis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in a Semiurban Area in Rajasthan: A Cross-sectional Study

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ABSTRACT Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory condition of the skin after exposure to any exogenous substance. It can be classified as irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). A cross sectional study was conducted in Mahatma Gandhi Hospital over a period of 3-month duration from March-May 2016 and total 68 patients with suspected contact dermatitis were subjected to patch test. Most common allergen found to be positive in both males and females was parthenium followed by fragrance mix. How to cite this article Goyal P, Nijhawan M, Agrawal S, Jain S, Jangra R. Patch Test Results in Patients with Suspected Contact Dermatitis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in a Semiurban Area in Rajasthan: A Cross-sectional Study. J Mahatma Gandhi Univ Med Sci Tech 2016;1(1):1-4.