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contact dermatitis
noun
, Pathology.
- inflammation of the skin caused by an allergic reaction to contact with an animal, vegetable, or chemical substance.
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Capsaicin allergies are rare and affect fewer than 1 percent of the population, but, like laundry detergent and poison oak and nickel jewelry, capsaicin can cause contact dermatitis in some of those people.
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