This document provides an overview of contact dermatitis. It defines contact dermatitis as an inflammatory skin reaction to physical, chemical, or biological agents. Common causes include soaps, detergents, chemicals, plants, jewelry, and work-related materials. Clinical manifestations include itching, burning, edema, papules, vesicles, oozing, redness, crusting, drying, cracking, scaling, bleeding, blistering, peeling, and secondary bacterial infection. Medical management involves bland lotions, cool wet dressings, corticosteroid ointments and baths, and systemic corticosteroids for severe cases. Nursing management includes taking a history, examination, providing medication, patient education, and