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Medical Author:

Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD

Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD

Dr. Cole is board certified in dermatology. He obtained his BA degree in bacteriology, his MA degree in microbiology, and his MD at the University of California, Los Angeles. He trained in dermatology at the University of Oregon, where he completed his residency.

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Author: Gary W. Cole, MD

Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Previous contributing author and editors:

Author: Brian T Dillon, MD, Vice-Chief, Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Seton Northwest Hospital.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Steven L Bernstein, MD, Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine.

REFERENCES:

"Allergic Contact Dermatitis." DermNet NZ. June 29, 2011. <http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/contact-allergy.html>.

Usatine, Richard P., and Marcela Riojas. "Diagnosis and Management of Contact Dermatitis." Am Fam Physician. 82.3 Aug. 1, 2010: 249-255.

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