TY - JOUR T1 - Review: some barrier creams and moisturisers are effective for irritant contact dermatitis; steroids are effective for allergic contact dermatitis JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 74 LP - 74 DO - 10.1136/ebn.9.3.74 VL - 9 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2006/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/9/3/74.abstract N2 - Saary J, Qureshi R, Palda V, et al. A systematic review of contact dermatitis treatment and prevention. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005;53:845. Q What is the effectiveness of various interventions for the prevention or treatment of contact dermatitis (CD)?Data sources:Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, and Cochrane Library (1966 to June 2003); and reference lists.Study selection and assessment:English language controlled trials on prevention or treatment of naturally occurring or experimentally induced CD in ⩾10 adults. Studies of only 1 contact allergen, immediate hypersensitivity (type I) reactions, contact urticaria, or atopy were excluded. 49 studies met the selection criteria. 12 good quality … ER -