Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from sunflower

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-190

  Gomez E ^a   Garcia, R ^a   Galindo, P A ^a   Feo, F ^a   Fernandez, F J ^a  

^a Seccion de Alergia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Allergic contact dermatitist; Cattle fodder; Compositae; Helianthus annuus; Occupational; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SUNFLOWER; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HELIANTHUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 0029830597     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02352.x     Document Type: Article

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