Allergic Contact Dermatitis of Face Following use of Household Detergent Soap

Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) is a delayed type of induced sensitivity (allergy) resulting from cutaneous contact with a specific allergen to which the patient has developed a specific sensitivity. This allergic reaction causes inflammation of the skin manifested by varying degrees of erythema, edema, and vesiculation. No diagnostic test exists for this. The diagnosis rests on the exclusion of other cutaneous diseases and on the clinical appearance skin at a site sufficiently exposed to a known cutaneous irritant. A case of ACD in a male patient of aged about 25 years who reported to the clinic with a chief complaint of redness and itching on right lateral region of the face since a day.