Advice & dissent

SECTION

EDITORS:

KALMAN

L. WATSKY,

MD, AND

MARTI

JILL

ROTHE,

MD

PIeare address corrqbondence to: Marti Jill Rothe, M.D., Dep. ofDermatology, U Corm Health Center, Farminpton, CT 06032, Tel: 860-679-4176, 860-679-1267, Email: [email protected], or Kalman L. Wats&y, MB., 330 Orchard Street, Suite 311, New Haven, CT 06511, Tel: 203-789-4045, 203-789-3744, Email: [email protected].

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HE AMERICAN JOURNAL of Contact Dermatitis is pleased to announce the creation of a new section, ADVICE & DISSENT, edited by Kalman L. Watsky, M.D. and Marti Jill Rothe, M.D. The goal of the section is to address relevant issues in contact dermatitis through panel discussions or point/counterpoint debates. We look forward to input from the readership, including suggestions and commentary. Listed below are several topics under consideration. 1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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To patch or not to patch: What is your threshold for patch testing? Latex allergy: Available tests and their significance Dyshidrosis: A manifestation of nickel allergy? Phototesting and photopatch testing: When to test, and to which allergens Topical steroid allergy Atopic dermatitis, house dust mite and patch testing Is there a role for patch testing in cutaneous adverse drug reactions? Barrier creams: Fact and fiction

American

Journal

of Contact

Dermatitis,

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