Progrès en Dermato-Allergologie - GERDA 2014

Summary

The Gerda lecture yearbook, a must in dermatologic allergology.

This annual refresher course organised by the GERDA provides an update on the most recent advances in skin biology and immunology-allergology, which are essential for an understanding of dermatologic allergology. This information is a precious and indispensible aid for internal medicine specialists, researchers and healthcare professionals interested in dermatologic allergology and immunodermatology..

Table of content

• The course of water in the skin
• Allergy to water and the cold
• Skin damage caused by the sea fauna and flora
• Solo sailor dermatitis
• Allergies in surfers
• Occupational dermatitis in maritime workers
• Photo-protection at sea
• The sea, its sailors and its painters
• The hand dermatitis registry
• Pitfalls in contact dermatologic allergology
• The hand, anatomical-clinical findings : their impact on the understanding of many types of eczema.
• Role of stress in occupational dermatitis
• Protein contact allergies
• Occupational dermatitis in nursing auxiliaries and hospital cleaners
• Contact dermatitis in musicians
• What gloves for what profession ?
• Should we treat eczema with steroids ?
• Alternatives to topical steroids in the treatment of contact dermatitis
• Health insurance and occupational dermatitis: options for recourse
• Occupational dermatitis quiz
• Botox and allergies
• Allergy to methylisothiazolinone: experience in Belgium and France
• Hypersensitivity to iron-based medicines for intravenous injection
• Occupational contact dermatitis : what's new on the other side of the Atlantic ?