Contact Eczema

Contact Eczema: Skin Irritation After Contact with an Allergen

Contact eczema refers to acute skin irritations or inflammations that develop directly at the site where contact with the allergen occurred. Typical symptoms can include severe itching, redness, and the formation of blisters or scales. Typical contact eczema cases include reactions to wearing earrings that an individual does not tolerate, for example, because the earrings contain nickel or chromium.