Diseases

Diaper Rash

A type of irritant dermatitis localized to the area in contact with a diaper and occurring most often as a reaction to prolonged contact with urine, feces, or retained soap or detergent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A type of irritant dermatitis localized to the area in contact with a diaper and occurring most often as a reaction to prolonged contact with urine, feces, or retained soap or detergent.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Diaper Rashes
  • Rash, Diaper
  • Rashes, Diaper

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

an irritant dermatitis

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  1. C17.800w.174w.255w.400w.250w
  2. C17.800w.815.255w.400w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diaper Rash. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003963. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003963
  2. Diaper Rash. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritant_diaper_dermatitis
  3. Diaper Rash. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284343