Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from spices

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-162

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a   Estlander, Tuula ^a   Jolanki, Riitta ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Allspice; Almond; Carrot; Cinnamon; Clove; Contact urticaria; Foods; Garlic; Ginger; Lettuce; Occupational; Paprika; Spices; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARROT; CINNAMON; COFFEE; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINGER; HUMAN; KITCHEN; LETTUCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PEPPER; PRICK TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TOMATO;

ADULT; CAPSICUM; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; COOKERY; DAUCUS CAROTA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GARLIC; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LETTUCE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RESTAURANTS; SKIN TESTS; SPICES;

EID: 0029808611     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02334.x     Document Type: Article

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