The Importance of Comprehensive Patch Testing: A Call to Action from the American Contact Dermatitis Society

Authors

Jennifer K. Chen, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. Electronic address: jenniferkchen@stanford.edu.
Amber Reck Atwater, Department of Dermatology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Donald V. Belsito, Department of Dermatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Alison Ehrlich, Ehrlich Dermatology, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA.
James S. Taylor, Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
JiaDe Yu, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Alexandra Flamm, Department of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Bruce Brod, Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

11-27-2025

Journal

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

DOI

10.1016/j.jaad.2025.11.067

Keywords

American Contact Dermatitis Society; access; allergic contact dermatitis; call to action; comprehensive patch testing; patch testing

APA Citation

Chen, Jennifer K.; Atwater, Amber Reck; Belsito, Donald V.; Ehrlich, Alison; Taylor, James S.; Yu, JiaDe; Flamm, Alexandra; and Brod, Bruce, "The Importance of Comprehensive Patch Testing: A Call to Action from the American Contact Dermatitis Society" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 8052.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8052

Department

Dermatology