I-Dermatitis ithuthuka uma isithiyo sesikhumba silimala noma siphendula endaweni ethile, okuholela ekuvuvukaleni. I-irritant contact dermatitis ibangelwa ukulimala okuqondile kwezinto ezifana namanzi, izihlanzi, amakhemikhali, noma ukungqubuzana, kuyilapho i-allergic contact dermatitis iyisifo sokuzwela esibambezeleka esithile njenge-nickel, amakha, noma izivikeli. Umoya owomile, ukugeza nokomisa okuphindaphindiwe, nesizinda se-atopic (umkhuhlane wezihlahla, isifuba somoya, i-eczema) konke kwenza isikhumba sibe nezwi elibuthakathaka kulokhu okucasulayo.
Usengozini enkulu ye-dermatitis uma umsebenzi wakho noma impilo yakho yansuku zonke ihlanganisa ukugeza izandla kaningi, umsebenzi onamanzi, amakhemikhali, noma ukungqubuzana, njengasemkhakheni wezempilo, ukuhlanza, ukuhlela izinwele, ukwakha, noma isevisi yokudla. Ukuba nesikhumba esomile, ukuhlala endaweni enomswakama ophansi, noma ukuba nomkhuhlane wezihlahla, isifuba somoya, noma i-eczema nakho kwenza isikhumba sakho siphendule kalula. Ukugqoka izinsimbi ezithile, izithako zokuhlobisa, amakha, amagilavu erabha, noma ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo eminingi yangaphandle kwandisa amathuba e-allergic contact dermatitis.
