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Journal For International Medical Graduates

California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology

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Differentiating Allergic and Irritant Contact Dermatitis Based on Histopathology: Overview

Munira Malik

Malik

Munira

drmalik.munira@gmail.com

Howard Maibach

Maibach

Howard

howard.maibach@ucsf.edu

California Institute of Neurobehavioral Sciences, Fairfield, California, USA Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

25 09 2024

Received: 2592024

2024

Journal For International Medical Graduates

irritant contact dermatitis allergic contact dermatitis diagnosis histology histopathology biopsy findings light microscopy

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