Summary of Treatment of Contact Dermatitis

It is important to have contact der­matitis in mind. If you do have it in mind you will see a good many chil­dren in whom you are reasonably sure that the trouble has been coming from the outside. Determination of the exact cause is, however, a very differ­ent matter, and often is impossible. The general principle of treatment, therefore, is to keep the skins of these children covered up, and in contact with nothing, if possible, except old white cotton cloth. This is never allergenie. The local treatment is the same as for atopic dermatitis. (See atopic dermatitis.)