Test Your Knowledge

Preparing questions in advance can help patients to have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following questions related to contact dermatitis:

1. Do my symptoms suggest contact dermatitis?
   
   
2. How will you determine if I have contact dermatitis?
   
   
3. What form of contact dermatitis do I have?
   
   
4. Does contact dermatitis pose any danger to my overall health?
   
   
5. What treatment methods are available to me? How effective are they?
   
   
6. When can I expect my symptoms to subside?
   
   
7. Can I spread the rash to other parts of my body or to other people?
   
   
8. What may have caused my contact dermatitis?
   
   
9. Am I likely to develop contact dermatitis again in the future?
   
   
10. How can I prevent contact dermatitis?