-
Essay / Adaptive response: Adaptive response - 1123
Irritant contact dermatitis is a non-immunological response that directly damages the skin by chemical or physical agents that can be acute and localized in a contact area such as the hands, the face, eyelids and neck. etc. While allergic contact dermatitis is a hypersensitivity reaction in previously sensitized individuals, T cells trigger a reaction that causes skin inflammation usually within 48 hours (Rashid & Shim 2016). Jack was exposed to a chemical irritant which caused redness, scaly skin and a feeling of warmth to the touch, typical occupational contact dermatitis which is chemically