Infectious Disease: Maui Derm 2019 Highlights

Matthew Zirwas, MD
In this session, Matt J. Zirwas, MD discussed the challenges of managing a range of contact dermatitis dilemmas, including:
- When to patch test and when to treat empirically
- Non-allergenic topicals
- Low allergenicity personal care products
- Allergen updates
- The explosion of contact dermatitis from essential oils
- Fragrances
- Change in which formaldehyde releasers are most common
- New or up-and-coming allergens, including long lasting nail polish, glucosides, and ammonium persulfate
- Effects of L-histidine supplementation in atopic dermatitis
- Oral management of xerotic dermatitis