"Irritants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs that act locally on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces to produce inflammation; those that cause redness due to hyperemia are rubefacients; those that raise blisters are vesicants and those that penetrate sebaceous glands and cause abscesses are pustulants; tear gases and mustard gases are also irritants.
| Descriptor ID |
D007509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.400 D27.888.569.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritants" by people in Profiles.
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Irritant contact dermatitis in healthcare workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 46(1):142-144.
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Hand hygiene during COVID-19: Recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Dec; 83(6):1730-1737.
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Use of tear gas for crowd control in Hong Kong. Lancet. 2019 10 26; 394(10208):1517-1518.
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Contact allergen (PPD and DNCB)-induced keratinocyte sensitization is partly mediated through a low molecular weight hyaluronan (LMWHA)/TLR4/NF-?B signaling axis. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2019 08 15; 377:114632.
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Healthy Hands: a pilot study for the prevention of chronic hand eczema in healthcare workers of an Italian University Hospital. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Dec; 155(6):760-763.
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Thermography: High sensitivity and specificity diagnosing contact dermatitis in patch testing. Allergol Int. 2019 Apr; 68(2):254-258.
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[Safety evaluation for medical ozone oil on skin]. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2018 Feb 28; 43(2):131-138.
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Respiratory irritants in e-cigarette refill liquids across nine European countries: a threat to respiratory health? Eur Respir J. 2017 12; 50(6).
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Work-related asthma in a sample of subjects with established asthma. Respir Med. 2017 Sep; 130:85-91.
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Images in Anesthesiology: Examining the Edges of Extravasation. Anesthesiology. 2017 Apr; 126(4):716.